The Great Mrs Claus

This story is told by Sparky, Santa's senior elf, and his favourite nephew and niece, Rassle and Klee-Klee. Their surprising bed-time demonstration prompts their doting Uncle Sparky to share a seldom-told poem. It details how Santa first met Mrs Claus and fell (literally!) in love with her. At heart, "The Great Mrs Claus" is a coming-of-age story that proves we are never too old to show our true affections for one another. It features Mrs Claus -- an often overlooked but smart and fiercely independent-minded woman with an enormous sense of humour! The story reminds us to value our loved ones and practice those daily family rituals that make life special.

This follow-up to Jeff Guinn's bestselling holiday favorites The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas takes readers on a sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in America that lands smack-dab in 2006, as a new reality TV show threatens to destroy the true spirit of Christmas. This third installment in Jeff Guinn's bestselling Christmas Chronicles series finds Santa facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his career. As Santa himself relates in this delightful holiday read, the trouble began in 1841, when a Philadelphia merchant named J.W. Parkinson hired a neighbor to dress as Kris Kringle in order to lure shoppers into his dry-goods store. Much to Santa's chagrin, it's been pretty much downhill since. It seems everybody wants a piece of Christmas, and through the years, it has gotten worse—to the point that not a Christmas can go by without phony Santas posing on street corners across the country. But when, in 2006, it's announced that a new reality TV show called The Great Santa Search will feature a competition to find the "real" St. Nicholas, Santa knows it's time to step in! With all the rich historical detail and glorious Christmas cheer that made The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas treasured family favorites, The Great Santa Search is destined to become yet another Christmas classic from Jeff Guinn.

Best: Santa Claus Frolics: a one-of-a-kind retelling of hilarious performances by a very entertaining Santa. Schmalz has been a humorous professional Santa for eighteen holiday seasons. Best: Santa Claus Frolics recounts the many hysterical encounters he had with young and old alike. The result is an warm compilation of Santa encounters with children as well as adults. Great holiday reading with humor that will last through out the year. An easily read and gratifying book. As heartwarming as it is witty. Schmalzs' literary style will bring you emotionally into each holiday encounter. The retelling of poignant visits with children will help you reconnect with your own warm childhood memories. Destined to become a holiday classic, Best: Santa Claus Frolics is a wonderful stocking stuffer. But funny enough to enjoy all year long. Connect with Schmalz at [email protected].

“Exceptional…the perfect holiday entertainment.”— Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW This Christmas season, travel to the North Pole you’ve never seen before—where Santa’s new wife, April Claus, is not only set on creating the perfect holiday—she’s also set on solving the perfect crime… Love is full of surprises—though few compare to realizing that you’re marrying the real-life Santa. April Claus dearly loves her new husband, Nick, but adjusting to life in the North Pole is not all sugarplums and candy canes. Especially when a cantankerous elf named Giblet Hollyberry is killed—felled by a black widow spider in his stocking—shortly after publicly arguing with Nick. Christmastown is hardly a hotbed of crime, aside from mishaps caused by too much eggnog, but April disagrees with Constable Crinkle’s verdict of accidental death. As April sets out to find the culprit, it’ll mean putting the future of Christmas on the line—and hoping her own name isn’t on a lethal naughty list . . .

Savannah Brady, a fifty-three-year-old widow, is far from perfect. Since her husband’s tragic death, and her son’s moving to Switzerland for a job opportunity, Savannah has walked through life zombie-like--merely existing, but not living. When Savannah ambles to her favorite lunchtime haunt, Howardson’s Emporium to browse the Halloween sale aisle, she meets one of the store’s employees, which changes her life in ways she never thought imaginable when they invite her to become the Perfect Mrs. Claus. This new opportunity brings the possibility of romance, all within the charm of a Christmas wonderland where holiday dreams and wishes really could come true.

Imagine being seated at Mrs. Claus' large kitchen table along with Santa's elves as Mrs. Claus tells another of her favorite traditional Christmas stories filled with magic, love and adventure that only Christmas holds. Well Dear Reader, that's exactly where you will find yourself as you read this Collection of Mrs. Claus' Christmas Stories. Hurry. Be seated and start reading before Mrs. Claus' famous hot mint chocolate cools!

April Claus knows being married to the real Santa makes every day feel like Christmas. But when a different holiday arrives at the North Pole, so does murder . . . For the first time ever, Christmastown is celebrating a strange new tradition—Halloween. But not everyone is willing to watch their dependable winter wonderland get overrun by carved pumpkins and costume parties. As a series of scary happenings hit Santaland, each one more intense than the last, April realizes having a role in the festivities could cost her family, friends—even her own life. April isn’t the only unlucky target. Outspoken elf Tiny Sparkletoe is found dead in the snow outside his cottage, crushed in the middle of what appears to be a monstrous footprint. With mayhem descending like reindeer on rooftops, April must stop the Halloween killer before the fate of Mrs. Claus becomes another creepy tale to tell in the dark . . . “An exceptional series launch . . . This fun, well-plotted mystery is the perfect holiday entertainment.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)