Letters from Father Christmas -- J. R. R. Tolkien

<p>Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas.</p><p>They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house, and many more.</p><p>No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien's inventiveness in this classic holiday treat.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> J. R. R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien<br><b>Publisher:</b> William Morrow & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 11/15/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 111<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.80lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.70h x 7.40w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780618512652<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8