Books with author Rick Bunsen

“The Story of Santa Claus” is a delightful story about a young man who lives in his little wooden house and loves to make children happy by making them toys. Claus likes to carry his sack full of dolls, drums, horns, and wooden animals, and walk to the village passing out toys to children along the way. When winter comes, Claus is not able to walk to the village anymore. One day Claus meets magic deer that encourage him to make a sleigh so they can pull him across the snow into the nearby town. When Claus arrives in the village everyone is sleeping. So the deer carry Claus, and the sleigh, to the rooftop so Claus can climb down the chimney to deliver presents. And so it continues that on every Christmas Eve, with a sack full of toys, and reindeer to pull his sleigh, Santa Claus delivers presents to every little girl and boy.

At the Stahlbaums’ party, a mysterious man named Herr Drosselmeyer gives Marie a special present. It is a magnificent Nutcracker, and Marie is sure that it’s an enchanted prince. Her naughty brothers Fritz and Peter are anxious to see Marie’s present and pull at the Nutcracker until it falls to the floor. With a broken jaw, the Nutcracker must remain on the floor until morning, as the children are told that it’s time for bed. When Marie creeps downstairs to nurse her Nutcracker, the adventure begins. Find out what happens when Marie and the Prince enter the “Land of Sweets” and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. Dreams do come true in this classic tale perfect for Christmas storytelling.