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A Kidnapped Santa Claus

Name: A Kidnapped Santa Claus
ISBN: 9780061782404

Alex Robinson, L. Frank Baum

HarperCollins · Hardcover · November 3, 2009

Reading lane: Christmas & Advent

First published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, describes the action of some uncommon events in the land of Santa.

Fairy Tales & Folklore Christmas & Advent Folktale Retellings short story

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Why This Clicks

Yuletide Unease

Baum’s Christmas fantasy pairs mischievous menace with a slyly unsettling edge.

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Santa lore with a demonic, lightly comic twist
Fanciful fantasy with darker meanings beneath

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A playful treatment of an older Christmas tale
Menace lightly spoofed, not simply sugar-coated

Book Details

Authors: Alex Robinson, L. Frank Baum
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: November 3, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Christmas & Advent · Folktale Retellings
Reading lane: Christmas & Advent

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First published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, describes the action of some uncommon events in the land of Santa. Not far from the Laughing Valley where Santa and all his magical helpers live, and beyond the Forest of Burzee, there stands a huge mountain that contains the Cave of Demons. Each demon has a specialty: Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, Malice, and Repentance. Because the promise of Santa puts all girls and boys on their best behavior, the demons have hardly any visitors to their caves. In order to remedy their dismal foot traffic, they conspire to kidnap Santa! But oh! even when it looks as if the demons might win, one can never underestimate the power of devoted (and magical!) friends. Adapted by Alex Robinson, author of several graphic novels, the action and menace of the tale will be enhanced and lightly spoofed. It seems a most appropriate treatment of Baum's work -- he was an author who often let his profound and unsettling meanings roil beneath the surface of his otherwise fanciful stories.