Tells, in rhyme, of the year that Santa Claus, suffering from a cold and other ailments, decides to take a vacation at Christmastime, and of the surprising response of children around the world.
Phyllis McGinley Bücher
Phyllis McGinley war eine gefeierte Autorin, die durch ihre leichten Verse meisterhaft die Essenz des Vorstadtlebens einfing. Ihre Schriften befassten sich oft mit den alltäglichen Freuden und Herausforderungen des Familienlebens, wobei sie stets geistreich und spielerisch blieb. McGinley erweiterte ihre literarischen Beiträge um Essays und Kinderbücher und zeigte damit ihre Vielseitigkeit als Geschichtenerzählerin. Ihre Fähigkeit, gewöhnliche Momente in etwas Bemerkenswertes zu verwandeln, sicherte ihr einen Platz unter bedeutenden amerikanischen Dichtern.



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