Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
TOLKIEN CHRISTMAS LETTERS
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas, or Santa Claus as some call him. You see, ole’ Saint Nic’ has many names.
These Letters from Father Christmas told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house!
Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and ‘authenticity’ of Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas.
DETAILS
- Letters from Father Christmas
- Written and illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Published by William Morrow & Company, November 15, 2004.Â
- Ages 8-12 if reading independently
- 0.4″ H x 9.7″ L x 7.4″ W (0.8 lbs)Â 111 pages
- Softcover
