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Title: The Complete Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum ISBN: 1-59224-003-8 Publisher: Wildside Pr Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

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Summary: Birth of the Santa Legend
Comment: The author of the Wizard of Oz deserves consideration and respect for the delightful fantasies he has provided the world. This syrupy recreation of Santa's youth, manhood and ultimate immortality is quainting charming--especially to the young-at-
heart. However, there are several serious issues mentioned: if we are to die, why are we born at all? No outright religion is preached, but this is a Baum's philosophy: "Everything perishes except the world itself and its keepers..but while life lasts,
everything on earth has its use. The wise seek ways to be helpful to the world, for the helpful ones are sure to live
again."

This book relates how an orphan named Claus found his true calling--to bring joy to the children of the world. Each man must discover and honor his own mission, but Claus' dilemma is the morality of giving gifts to rich children, when there are so many who are truly poor. One chapter even deals with the timeless battle between Good and Evil.

Baum describes how each custom associated with the secular celebration of Christmas came into existence--without reference to the manger scene. Baum truly loved children, as he dedicated most of his writing to their enjoyment. He concludes about the annual gift-bringer: "No one..was so greatly beloved as Santa
Claus, because none other was so unselfish as to devote himself to making others happy. For a generous deed...spreads and leaves its mark on all nature and endures through many generations." An enjoyable, sentimental tale for children of all ages and religions.

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