Author(s): Matt Tavares,Anonymous
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-09-01
Dimensions: 192 x 224 x 9mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition: New ed
Illustrations:

The carefully recreated original version of the well loved Christmas poem.

Until 1823, most children outside Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. That Christmas, a New York newspaper printed an anonymous poem entitled An Account of a Visit from St Nicholas. This was the first time American children had heard of Santa Claus. Wondering what might happen if they hung their stockings by the chimney, many children did, and were greeted by an array of treats. News of this incredible phenomenon spread quickly. Soon the poem was reprinted all over the world, and Santa Claus has been a very busy man ever since...