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Diary of a Mall Santa, Stewart Scott (kindle edition). 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
From amazon.com:
"Remember when you took your children to see Santa? If your child was old enough, you stood back in the wings smiling as you watched the two of them engage in quiet conversation. Speaking as a seasoned Santa, I can tell you that the conversation included a lot more than requests for gifts.
It has been my honor to accept thousands of children of all ages into my Santa Claus realm. Some of their questions and comments reminded me of the old Art Linkletter show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Often children caught me off guard, and I had to improvise and think quickly before responding.
When you read my book, “Diary of a Mall Santa,” you will be entertained from beginning to end. The book is a collection of 113 stories, and some of the more unusual ones are encounters with adults. The stories run the gamut: comical, tender, heartwarming, and slightly irreverent. A few stories are heartbreaking, and those stories touched my heart.
I don’t believe anyone else could have written this book. Think of the best selling authors of the last century. In order to put these stories into words, they would have had to become Santa Claus first. Each day, when I changed from plain old Stew to Santa Claus, a metamorphosis took place. I took on the persona of the ancient Saint Nicholas. It was an awesome responsibility to be entrusted with the love and care of so many children."
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Picked this one up off a daily discounted kindle books feed a few days ago. Read it in one sitting. Book was everything he said it would be in the above description. He proselytized a bit from time to time, but it *is* a book about Christmas, so that's to be expected. Cute, quick read for the holidays.
About 3/4 done with a different book (William Shattner's memoirs). Might actually meet last year's number of books read for the year! Yay!
From amazon.com:
"Remember when you took your children to see Santa? If your child was old enough, you stood back in the wings smiling as you watched the two of them engage in quiet conversation. Speaking as a seasoned Santa, I can tell you that the conversation included a lot more than requests for gifts.
It has been my honor to accept thousands of children of all ages into my Santa Claus realm. Some of their questions and comments reminded me of the old Art Linkletter show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Often children caught me off guard, and I had to improvise and think quickly before responding.
When you read my book, “Diary of a Mall Santa,” you will be entertained from beginning to end. The book is a collection of 113 stories, and some of the more unusual ones are encounters with adults. The stories run the gamut: comical, tender, heartwarming, and slightly irreverent. A few stories are heartbreaking, and those stories touched my heart.
I don’t believe anyone else could have written this book. Think of the best selling authors of the last century. In order to put these stories into words, they would have had to become Santa Claus first. Each day, when I changed from plain old Stew to Santa Claus, a metamorphosis took place. I took on the persona of the ancient Saint Nicholas. It was an awesome responsibility to be entrusted with the love and care of so many children."
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Picked this one up off a daily discounted kindle books feed a few days ago. Read it in one sitting. Book was everything he said it would be in the above description. He proselytized a bit from time to time, but it *is* a book about Christmas, so that's to be expected. Cute, quick read for the holidays.
About 3/4 done with a different book (William Shattner's memoirs). Might actually meet last year's number of books read for the year! Yay!
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