Santa Claus
By
Mauri Kunnas
Finland’s Santa Claus and Mount Korvatunturi, Lapland – just as we always imagined they would be!
In this Christmas classic we learn everything there is to know about Santa Claus, his elves and their magical home Mount Korvatunturi in Lapland. As a Christmas person, Mauri’s Christmas books echo his own dear Christmas memories from childhood and, as a matter of fact, he has always gotten along perfectly with elves.
In this classic book, he allows us to accompany the elfin scouts on their exciting expeditions, to see for ourselves the great heaps of letters in Santa’s post office, to experience the preparations for the Christmas gift-giving, and to journey through many a far-off land. Loved around the world, this story celebrates Christmas with a gentle grin.
Santa Claus is the best-selling book of all time in Finland. The book has been translated to 29 languages so far, and it has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide. If each different territory is included, the book, in total, has been published in 31 countries.
About the author
Mauri Kunnas (b. 1950) is Finland’s most successful children’s book author today. He has published over 50 books, which have been translated into over 40 languages and sold nearly 10 million copies.His books for children have aroused enormous interest around the world. The best-known book internationally is Santa Claus. The book has been translated into 29 languages and sold nearly two million copies. The sales of all Kunnas translations already exceed 2,5 million copies. Santa Claus is the bestselling Finnish title of all time, and the same Top 20 list included five more Mauri Kunnas titles.Kunnas is also widely aprreciated by adults, particularly for his comics about The Beatles.Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: his brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous detail. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. His books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy.“My most important hobby is my drawings and making up stories to go with them – and that’s also my work. I must be a lucky dog to be able to mix the two.”– Mauri Kunnas
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