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Book Bad Santas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Hawkins
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 1471129861
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Bad Santas written by Paul Hawkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Santas is not a book for children. Here you will find the bloody, the bawdy and the downright bizarre in a celebration of the most imaginative, macabre and curious Christmas figures and customs from across Europe. Drawing on that continent's legacy of disquieting folk tales told at wintertime, Paul Hawkins' gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore is the perfect book for reading around the fireside.

Book Bad Santas  Disquieting Winter Folk Tales for Grown Ups

Download or read book Bad Santas Disquieting Winter Folk Tales for Grown Ups written by Paul Hawkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gleefully dark and well-researched exploration of the history and customs of European Yuletide folklore. How did St Nicholas save children from cannibalism? Who were the Yule Lads and why would they steal your sausages? Why was the Alpine Father Christmas accompanied by a demonic figure called the Krampus who bundled children into sacks and dragged them off to Hell? And why do Spanish nativity scenes often feature a defecating peasant? Over the course of the 20th Century, a universal image developed around the world of Santa Claus as a kindly Christmas visitor but, prior to that, each country, town and community would have Christmas visitors of their own - sometimes human, sometimes animal, sometimes something else entirely - with their own curious set of mythology and customs. The Finns were visited by a pagan goat named Joulupukki that was said to eat anyone who misbehaved. In Iceland, it was said that any child who did not receive an item of new clothing for Christmas would be caught and consumed by the monstrous Christmas Cat! Bad Santascelebrates some of the most imaginative, terrifying and outright curious Christmas figures from across Europe - looking closely at its legacy of disquieting fairy stories. With beautiful black and white line drawings in each chapter, this unusual, entertaining and gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore will make an ideal Christmas gift and the perfect book for reading around the fireside.

Book That s Good  That s Bad  on Santa s Journey

Download or read book That s Good That s Bad on Santa s Journey written by Margery Cuyler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While delivering presents on Christmas Eve, accident-prone Santa has a series of mishaps, with both good and bad results.

Book Cupcakes  Paws    Bad Santa Claus

Download or read book Cupcakes Paws Bad Santa Claus written by Pamela DuMond and published by Pamela DuMond. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Graceland: Cheesehead. Unwed. Hi-LAR-ious baker who talks to 'The Dead!' “So much fun! …Ghost Whisperer with Stephanie Plum’s crazy world!” Wendy Luvs2Read LOL, feel-good ANNIE GRACELAND mysteries can be read as STAND ALONES. __ It’s the Christmas Holiday season but I’m not feeling all that ‘Fa-la-la.’. My BFF drags me to the mall for some cheer but getting hit on by tipsy Bad Santa doesn’t put me in a better mood. I volunteer to cater desserts for Sweet Paws Animal Charity event but I wasn't planning on dressing up as Mrs. Claus. I also wasn't planning on some idiot murdering Bad Santa. Now his tipsy ghost follows me everywhere. But because every holiday story deserves “It’s a Wonderful Life” ending -- it falls on me to find the killer before the 'Bad Guy' strikes again. PRAISE ★★★★★ “ …the life and misadventures of Annie Graceland. I love these fun cozy mysteries…” Jeanie Jackson ★★★★★ “Fun holiday story for any time of year.” Tinkertoy Reviewer ★★★★★ “Can Annie manage a little Christmas miracle and solve the murder of the snarky Santa?” LLK Amazon Reviewer BAD SANTA's also available in Print and Audio. 1-Click this hilarious holiday cozy for hours of fun!

Book A Bad Start for Santa

Download or read book A Bad Start for Santa written by Sarah Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to get ready for his flight on Christmas Eve, Santa is plagued by missing mittens and misplaced toys.

Book Bad Kitty  Searching for Santa

Download or read book Bad Kitty Searching for Santa written by Nick Bruel and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa, by bestselling author/illustrator Nick Bruel, Kitty's back for another Christmas tale—this time involving Santa! In this hilarious story, Kitty battles with Santa and loses. Or does she? Kitty wants to write a letter. Actually, she wants to write a letter to Santa. But has Kitty been good this year? Hmmm . . . Kitty’s not so sure. She writes the letter anyway and is soon on her way to meet Santa in real life at the mall! Will she make it in time? Will Santa give Kitty what she’s asking for?

Book Socratic  Platonic and Aristotelian Studies  Essays in Honor of Gerasimos Santas

Download or read book Socratic Platonic and Aristotelian Studies Essays in Honor of Gerasimos Santas written by Georgios Anagnostopoulos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains outstanding studies by some of the best scholars in ancient Greek Philosophy on key topics in Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian thought. These studies provide rigorous analyses of arguments and texts and often advance original interpretations. The essays in the volume range over a number of central themes in ancient philosophy, such as Socratic and Platonic conceptions of philosophical method; the Socratic paradoxes; Plato's view on justice; the nature of Platonic Forms, especially the Form of the Good; Aristotle's views on the faculties of the soul; Aristotle's functionalist account of the human good; Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian views on the nature of desire and its object. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of ancient philosophy and classics.

Book Christmas on the Screen

Download or read book Christmas on the Screen written by John A. Zukowski and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Christmas movies are revealing windows into religion, consumerism, family, and American pop culture, and Zukowski offers a compelling, highly readable guide to this long-flourishing genre. Exploring classics as well as flops, he illuminates both the resilience and the limitations of the holiday’s celebration on screen.” —Leigh E. Schmidt, Washington University in St. Louis, author of Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays How the Grinch Stole Christmas weighs materialism against community. The Polar Express tests the wonder of miracles in an age of cynicism. And Die Hard (yes, Die Hard) wrestles with the impact of broken relationships on holiday joy. With Christmas on the Screen, journalist John A. Zukowski takes readers on an historic tour of Christmas films and changing American values to ask the question, “What does Christmas mean to us?”

Book That s Good  That s Bad

Download or read book That s Good That s Bad written by Margery Cuyler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-10-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy has a series of adventures and misadventures with a bunch of wild animals.

Book The Santa Claus Trilogy Box Set

Download or read book The Santa Claus Trilogy Box Set written by Joe Moore Moore and published by The North Pole Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Santa Claus Trilogy It's a time for magic. It's a time for imagination. And, it's a time for faith, hope and belief. These three books bring all this and more. Remember how you felt about Christmas as a child? What if I told you that you can feel that way again? This trilogy is the doorway to those lost feelings. Reopen the door and Believe Again. The three books in The Santa Claus Trilogy are: Believe Again, The North Pole Chronicles, that begins with the history before Santa's first delivery in 1799, and covers the events up to modern day, including handing the reins to his son, Nicholas XI. Believe Again, The North Pole Chronicles is more than a Christmas story. It is an inspirational journey into a magical world of wonder and faith. Learn how Santa came to use reindeer and make them fly and how he visits the entire Christian loving world on Christmas Eve. Explore how the elves of the North Pole came to exist and how they produce so many gifts for the most celebrated gift-giver in history. Book Two, Faith, Hope and Reindeer is an inspirational story that puts a significant emphasis on the true meaning of Christmas and how the North Pole relates its events to the birth of Jesus. A heartwarming Christian fantasy that will have the reader laughing, crying with joy, and mesmerized in the land of Santa Claus and his helpers. Glaciers Melt and Mountains Smoke - In the third book of The Santa Claus Trilogy, calamity strikes Santa Claus' beloved world, as it is crashing down around him. The North Pole is melting, and the buildings of his magical workshop are punching through the last remnants of ice, plunging into the Arctic Ocean. Santa also is fighting a cyber-bully who threatens to destroy the goodwill of Santa and the North Pole. Santa has to save the operation and its inhabitants while fending off internet attacks before he loses everything.

Book The Christmas Book

Download or read book The Christmas Book written by Juliana Foster and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the family who wants to make this Christmas the best ever comes The Christmas Book. Stuffed full of festive fun, this is an amusing and informative guide to surviving and making the most of the holiday season. This is a wonderful celebration of Christmas that all the family can enjoy, including: Christmas games for the family; hints and tips on Christmas food; present and card advice; yuletide stories, carols and poems; and tips on coping with tricky relations and bad presents. No mum, dad, boy or girl should be without this hilarious and practical guide this Christmas!

Book When Santa Fell to Earth

Download or read book When Santa Fell to Earth written by Cornelia Funke and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crash-landing puts Christmas in peril in this quirky, funny, and heartwarming holiday classic from the New York Times–bestselling author of Inkheart. Scared by a storm, Twinklestar, the least reliable reindeer, bolts—causing Santa and his sleigh to crash-land. And though Santa has dropped into a friendly neighborhood, he’s not safe: Jeremiah Goblynch, the ruthless new leader of the Council of Yuleland, is determined to put an end to children’s wishes and turn the holiday season into his own personal moneymaking scheme. As the last REAL St. Nick around, only Santa stands between Goblynch and his grinchlike plan. With the help and hope of kids Charlotte and Ben, Santa must face Goblynch and his Nutcracker goons to save Christmas! “Wonderfully imaginative details, adventure, danger, and a brave young Santa who fights to preserve all that is magical and special about Christmas make this a perfect read over a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night.” —School Library Journal “The humor, plus some unusual character types, sets this apart from the general run of holiday tales.” —Kirkus Reviews

Book Are You Grumpy  Santa

Download or read book Are You Grumpy Santa written by Gregg Spiridellis and published by Hyperion Books for Children. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes even the merriest, most cheerful guy on the planet wakes up on the wrong side of the bed… First, after a restless night due to Mrs. Claus's snoring, Santa awakes on Christmas morning and stubs his toe. Then the elves shrink his suit, his sleigh gets buried in a snowdrift, and he gets stuck in a chimney. Santa’s had just about enough! But just in the nick of time, he discovers a very special gift of milk and cookies waiting for him. As he munches on the delicious snack, Santa's remembers what Christmas is all about—the gift of love—and, merrily, his grumpies melt away. Now available as a board book, this merrily irreverent Yuletide story, brought to life by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, will tickle funny bones and touch hearts far and wide.

Book The 12 Days of Deathmas

Download or read book The 12 Days of Deathmas written by Gail Smith and published by Linda Mooney. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories include: 1st Day, The Tree - Anders swore he'd cut down his own tree this year, even if it killed him. 2nd Day, The Doves - Kelly's abusive husband couldn't tolerate the birds crapping on his car. 3rd Day, The Hens - Eris's mother-in-law offers to make her and Jessup a Christmas Eve meal to remember. 4th Day, The Birds - Mackie assures Gennie that the dead birds the cat was bringing her were meant to be a present. 5th Day, The Rings - Ricky tells his parents a bad Santa came to visit him and demanded the boy give him five gold rings. 6th Day, The Geese - They say geese can be mean-spirited. Daisy discovers why. 7th Day, The Swans - Alice found an old Victrola in her grandparents' attic. It was the music it played that horrified her. 8th Day, The Milk - Dara and her sister wonder why everything has the same expiration date. 9th Day, The Ladies - Careen couldn't figure out why her daughter no longer wanted the "nine dancing ladies" dolls for Christmas. 10th Day, The Leapers - Vina's daughter asks for more salt to finish the ten circles she's pouring in her bedroom. 11th Day, The Pipers - Macy noticed that one of the pipers on display is missing...but not for long. 12th Day, The Drums - Jayne gets to the point where she can no longer stand the relentless pounding in her skull.

Book Bizarre Crimes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joe Rhatigan
  • Publisher : Charlesbridge
  • Release : 2012-02-01
  • ISBN : 1607344815
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book Bizarre Crimes written by Joe Rhatigan and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The execution of the perfect crime can leave you flabbergasted, thrilled, chilled, amazed, or just downright impressed. But let’s face it: most lawbreakers end up shooting themselves in the foot, and that’s way more fun to read about. Here we pay tribute to the comic blunderers whose antics land them in police cuffs faster than you can say "He went thatta way!" And if it won’t solve the mystery of why these miscreants do what they do, at least it will aid and abet you in the laughter department. There’s a diverse and crazy crowd of fumblers and bumblers in our wacky lineup. Some fools call the cops on themselves, or dial 9-1-1 to ask where they can buy drugs. There’s even a real-life Cinderella story about a girl forced to stay outdoors and do all the work while her stepsisters lived in comfort.

Book The Santa s Big Book of Christmas Tales  500  Novels  Stories  Poems  Carols   Legends

Download or read book The Santa s Big Book of Christmas Tales 500 Novels Stories Poems Carols Legends written by Mark Twain and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 8809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box – filled up to the top with the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the poems dedicated to this one and only holiday: _x000D_ Mr. Pickwick's Christmas (Charles Dickens) _x000D_ The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)_x000D_ Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum)_x000D_ Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson)_x000D_ The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson)_x000D_ The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf)_x000D_ A Merry Christmas (Louisa May Alcott)_x000D_ A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain)_x000D_ Shakespeare's Christmas _x000D_ Silent Night_x000D_ The Night After Christmas_x000D_ The Child Born at Bethlehem_x000D_ The Adoration of the Shepherds_x000D_ The Visit of the Wise Men_x000D_ As Joseph Was A-Walking_x000D_ The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)_x000D_ Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) _x000D_ The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) _x000D_ A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) _x000D_ The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoevsky)_x000D_ The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford)_x000D_ The First Christmas Of New England (Harriet Beecher Stowe)_x000D_ Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott)_x000D_ Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling)_x000D_ A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) _x000D_ The Twelve Days of Christmas_x000D_ The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum)_x000D_ Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson)_x000D_ Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)_x000D_ Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)_x000D_ The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton)_x000D_ Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne)_x000D_ The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin)_x000D_ Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)_x000D_ The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)_x000D_ The Christmas Angel (A. Brown)_x000D_ Christmas at Thompson Hall (Anthony Trollope)_x000D_ Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells)_x000D_ The Lost Word (Henry van Dyke)_x000D_ The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann)_x000D_ The Little Match Girl_x000D_ The Elves and the Shoemaker_x000D_ Mother Holle _x000D_ The Star Talers_x000D_ Snow-White_x000D_ The Christmas Hirelings_x000D_ The Blue Carbuncle_x000D_ An Exciting Christmas Eve_x000D_ The Spirit of Christmas…

Book The Santa Trap

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan Emmett
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2012-10-02
  • ISBN : 1561456705
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Santa Trap written by Jonathan Emmett and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spoiled, greedy, and naughty boy matches wits with Santa Claus in this hilariously "wicked" Christmas read-aloud. Bradley Bartleby is bad. Very bad. In order to avoid Bradley's wrath, his wealthy parents buy him whatever he wants. All the adults in Bradley's life are running scared―except for Santa Claus, who refuses to give him anything but socks. But Bradley vows to get what he deserves. If Santa won't give him the gifts he wants, Bradley will just have to steal them. He transforms his house into a trap so fearsome even his parents refuse to enter. With dynamite, trapdoors, guillotines, and tigers in his path, Santa doesn't stand a chance. Or does he? Jonathan Emmett gives readers a Christmas tale from a new and devious perspective.