Sarah Addington (1891–1940)

This is a cute story that was originally published in 1922. It describes the life of Santa Claus as a boy and how he became the giver of gifts of Christmas. Pudding Lane was where many of the Nursery Rhyme characters we know and love lived. Parts of the rhymes are incorporated in the story. We are introduced to Mother Goose who is Santa's grandmother. It was a cute story, but is more for older children (6 and up) as my grandson quickly lost interest. The illustrations are beautiful in the old style, but again, did not really interest my younger grandson. I would like to have a copy of this book in my family library to read to them when they are a little older. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.… (más)