The Santa Claus Project: Stories of Discovery About a Man in a Red Suit

By Matt Schmidt and Marsha Schmidt

When you were a child growing up, chances are that you believed in Santa Claus. That merry fat man who brought presents to all the good kids in the world. Then by accident, or because someone told, you discovered this man did not really exist. How did that feel?

This is a question was always wanted to know the answer to so we asked people to tell us their stories. Here is a collection of fun and interesting essays about Santa Claus. What we learned is that kids are pretty smart and the Santa Claus story wil endure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 4, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477267769

Matt Schmidt

Matt and Marsha Schmidt have been pursuing their artistic and creative interests together for nearly 20 years. They believe that people have the best stories, real stories, that tell so much about our culture and our lives. They decided to put together a book of essays about the Santa Claus myth, selecting ore than a dozen stories about children and growing up.

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