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The Boy Who Would Be Santa
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $34.99
ISBN13: 9781637463529
Publisher: Kharis Publishing
Published: Oct 3 2025
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Boy Who Would Be Santa is the first historical fiction picture book rendering Saint Nicholas as a boy and man, using first person perspective with extensive background information.
Imagine Saint Nicholas speaking honestly to children about his early happiness, his parents' charity, his struggle after their deaths, his teenage journey of discovery, kindness to orphans, miracles, and evolution into Santa Claus!
The story distinguishes itself with:
- Nicholas's heart-felt, first-person message. Be kind and be happy every day. Each of you can become a santa too! will resonate with children everywhere.
- Surprising, lesser-known truths about Nicholas's background.
- Factual linkage of Nicholas to Santa and Saint Nicholas celebrations around the world.
- Inviting, clarifying back matter with an extensive bibliography for families.
-Lou Engle, Pastor/Founder of The Call, President of Lou Engle Ministries
A magical telling of a true tale of transformation! Beautifully written and illustrated book about a well-known, but somewhat misunderstood saint. This factually accurate story sets the record straight about the connection between a historical person, Nicholas, and the magical Christmas tradition of Santa Claus. The book is easily understood by children of all ages and will help families start new Christmas traditions based on 'the rest of the story!'-Danny Gallagher, WSJF Station Manager, DJ, Creator of Top Tunes Weekly
Mike is a recently retired school psychologist, counselor and teacher. Playing Saint Nicholas at Christmas markets in Germany and Maryland left him surprised by Americans' unfamiliarity with Nicholas's direct connection to Santa Claus. He intensely researched Nicholas as the boy, bishop, and saint who evolved into Santa.
Mike's first picture book was about Saint Brendan's voyage before Columbus. He loves reading, writing, hiking, basketball, guitar and his huge extended family.
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