The Legend of Saint Nicholas Dandi Daley Mackall Zonderkidz ISBN: 0310713277 Children’s Fiction Reviewed by Kevin Joseph

In The Legend of St. Nicholas, a beautifully-illustrated picture book for kids in the four-to-eight range, young Nick comes to realize that Christmas is about more than amassing material possessions.  On a last-minute shopping excursion with his father, Nick is drawn in by a store Santa’s recounting of the Saint Nicholas legend.  The other Nick’s decision to dedicate his life to giving, rather than receiving, serves as a strong inspiration for our modern-day Nick, showing him the Christian meaning behind a religious holiday that many now experience only in a commercial, secular sense.  It also uses Saint Nick’s story-within-the-story to draw a clever connection between Santa Clause and Christ’s birthday.  My five-year-old loved this book, insisting that I give it five stars. I agree that this would make a great addition to your family’s holiday book collection. 

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