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Santa's Favorite Story

by Hisako Aoki · 1982

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Christmas may be canceled this year because Santa is too tired to deliver all his packages. The forest animals are worried, but when Santa tells them the story of the very first Christmas, when Christ was born, the animals discover the true spirit of the season.

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childrenspicture books
Length
short · 28 pages

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