TRUCKIN’ SANTA
Story by Paul R. Schwab
Illustrations by Emery Parker
Basti Publishing
39 pages
Okay, we’ve still got time to review
a final holiday children’s book that landed on our desk a few days ago. “Truckin’ Santa,” by Paul R. Schwab is a
really fun story about how Santa Claus, his elf assistants and reindeer team
end up stranded on the side of a country road in the middle of an horrendous
blizzard on Christmas. With steadily falling snow making Santa’s sleigh too
heavy to fly, he is grounded with almost half his toy deliveries yet to be
made. It sure looks like Christmas is going to be a bust.
Then, after offering up a Christmas
prayer to Lord of Peace, Santa and his friends see a huge 18 wheeler rig come
lumbering down the road driven by a trucker named Nebraska Sam on his way home
to spend Christmas morning with his wife and kids. Upon seeing Santa and his
crew, Nebraska Sam stops and ask if there is any way he can help Santa save
Christmas. It does seem hopeless. But then Santa remembers something Mrs. Claus
had packed in his sleigh and gets an idea of how he, and the trucker from Ohio, might still be able
to get all those presents delivers, blizzard not wisstanding.
Santa’s solution is brilliant and we
won’t give it away. We’ll just say this
is a truly sweet and charming tale perfect little ones just learning to
read. The story is ingenious and fun and
the art colorful to max. This is the
kind of book any small child would love to have.
Do yourselves a favor and pick up a
copy and have it ready for next Christmas. It’s a gift all of you will cherish.
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