I REALLY enjoyed this book! It was darling. Granted, Andy was a spoiled brat, but I felt that Chautona showed very well how his doting mother and his great intelligence helped make him this way, so I found his behavior understandable. Personally, I never felt that his bad behavior was EVER "condoned." And he has a good heart.
Our family doesn't "do" Santa Claus (never has -- and our oldest is 33 :-)) -- and even in my own childhood, I feel that Santa was presented with a sort of "benign neglect" -- nobody DENIED his existence, but nobody LIED either. And our children never acted like Andy, either! But even so, I was able to put aside these differences from my reality and enter in to the story.
And I thought the story itself was so cute and well done! It was just fun. I enjoyed it all -- Andy's "reality," the whole Santa and the elves' homeland -- the elves adjusting to the loss of Santa... Chautona's twist on the Clement Moore tale was such a good idea -- I had known that poem since I was tiny, and what she did with it was something I NEVER had thought of!
There were, I think, a few small grammar (or such) errors, but they were so minor that I really barely noticed. I thought the story was well-written and easy to read.
I was given a free copy of the book. This is my honest opinion.
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Customers find the book's story delightful, with one noting how well it captures the spirit of the narrative. Moreover, the book is entertaining, featuring amusing moments throughout, with one customer describing it as laugh-out-loud funny in places.
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Delightful story about a spoiled 9 year old boy named Andy who decided to kidnap Santa so he can get all the gifts....Read more
I love everything this author publishes! Great story line and I can see this appeal to a lot of different agesRead more
...I need to buy this book for my great-grandchildren. it is such a good tale and teaches a wonderful lesson. Thank you for writing it.Read more
...You get this book. It's a very fun story, full of Santa and Christmas related fun....Read more
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This was a fun read. Takes you right to the North Pole and makes you wonder if Moore's poem really is right...Read more
...And I thought the story itself was so cute and well done! It was just fun....Read more
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- Cathy MorganReviewed in Australia on January 8, 2019
funny but with a good message
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