Letters from Father Christmas
By Darienne Stewart,
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Tolkien's magical North Pole tales delight all ages.

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Families can talk about how the type and illustrations complement each other. Would you prefer to see just reproductions of the letters?
How does J.R.R. Tolkien's imagining of life at the North Pole compare with other stories of Santa?
Families may want to infuse their own holiday traditions with Tolkien's spirit, perhaps beginning a correspondence with Santa themselves.
Book Details
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
- Illustrator: J.R.R. Tolkien
- Genre: Holiday
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy, Adventures, Holidays
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date: September 2, 1976
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 5 - 8
- Number of pages: 112
- Available on: Paperback, Nook, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: September 29, 2017
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