by Martha Brockenbrough
Recommended by Judy Blume
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Love, Santa is built from a sequence of letters between a curious little girl and Santa, culminating in a final exchange with her mother. The epistolary setup gives the book a vignette feel that works well for read-alouds and slow, nightly readings; its strength is a warm, low-key emotional arc about wonder and growing up. Limitation: the tone leans sentimental and predictable, and older kids or adults looking for narrative complexity may find it slight and unsurprising.
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In a series of letters, a young girl writes to Santa to ask about the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, and of course, Christmas goodies. Year after year, Santa writes back, and a heartwarming relationship develops, until one year, the girl writes to her mother instead: Mom, are you Santa Her mother responds to say that no, she is not Santa. Because Santa i...
Difficulty:hard
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Children’s Fiction and Most Recommended Books.
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Judy Blume
“That wonderful book is called Love, Santa by Martha Brockenbrough. It?s a gentle and loving way to explain Santa if your kids still believe and you want the truth to come from you, not some kid at school or down the street (or even Fudge).”
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Consider Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Recommended by 10 sources.
“Quiet, spare text and soft, slow illustrations make this a finger-friendly, read-aloud bedtime choice; sentences are short and rhythmical, built around saying goodnight to objects. Its language is almost poem-like, designed for quiet repetition. Its chief value is predictability — the repetition becomes a soothing ritual that helps settle an energetic child. The main limitation is minimalism: adults looking for plot, variety, or interactive features will find the pages sparse, and some readers may think the repeated structure drags or feels dated.”
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