The Santa Thief [Hardcover]

Its winter in Girard, Pennsylvania and the pond is completely frozen overready for a young boy to go skating!but Georgies ice skates are too small. All Georgie wants for Christmas is a new pair of skates. But times are tough in 1920s Pennsylvania, and he gets the disappointing news Santa might not come this year. Follow Georgie as he decides to take matters into his own handsand discovers what Christmas is all about. The Santa Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 48.2018 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in HolidaySPARK Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing for Children: Illustrated Book category2017 USA Best Book Award Winner in Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction

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The appealing illustrations glow with lamplight and provide many small details that ground this story in a Pennsylvania farmhouse in the 1920s, and Georgies dark eyebrows and freckles give him personality. VERDICT A pleasant, if slight, slice-of-life tale.School Library Journal
An entertaining story with a plucky main character, a problem-solver rather than a thief.Kirkus Reviews
With Christmas right around the corner, Georgie is disheartened to learn that rough times mean Santa may not be able to deliver the ice skates he has been wishing for, inThe Santa Thief. Set in small-town Pennsylvania circa 1920,the illustrations from Lauren Gallegos are reminiscent of Norman Rockwells Depression-era portraits, with snowy woods and cozy robe-clad mornings. Georgie regains his holiday spirit with a touching surprise for his hardworking parents.Foreword ReviewsFIVE STARS Total print sales in the US rose 2% in 2014, but childrens books were the key driver, with 13% growth. The book includes lushly drawn illustrations. A heartwarming tale of 1920s America. Historical fiction for younger audience. The book is the third in a series. The ló1