Of course, during that time, there was the aftermath of one World War and the beginning of another as well as the Great Depression. Embedded in each one, I could see a certain degree of social commentary on the times. The tone of the letters is something different than I had imagined before picking the book up, but this would probably only make it more intriguing to adult readers.

All of the pictures and portions of some of the original handwritten messages, penned in a funny spidery scrawl, are reproduced in this book. Along with each letter was also a picture that made a lovely accompaniment (for some reason I never realized that Mr. Tolkien began writing letters to his children from Father Christmas telling of his adventures that year with his friend North Polar Bear. Starting in 1920 when his oldest son was three, J. Letters from Father Christmas (previously released as The Father Christmas Letters) is a delightful book that is sure to entertain readers both young and old. I, for one, think that it would have been splendid to get letters from Santa each Christmas. I can only imagine the excitement of the Tolkien children to receive these wonderful letters from Father Christmas every year, or what it must have been like to have such a talented writer as a father. Tolkien himself, Letters from Father Christmas is sure to delight readers of all ages. Accompanied by original artwork done by J. Luckily Santa is patient with him and Polar Bear eventually saves the day when the North Pole is invaded by evil goblins who want to steal all the presents. Polar Bear always seems to get himself into trouble whether he is falling down the stairs, overflowing the bathtub, breaking the North Pole or turning on two years worth of the Northern Lights all at one time. Later they are joined by Cave Bear, Polar Bear's two nephews, and the elf, Ilbereth. In these stories, Father Christmas (aka Santa Clause) had all sorts of adventures with his good friend Polar Bear, sometimes fun and sometimes not. Tolkien related all the things that Father Christmas had been doing throughout each year to his children through letters he wrote to them. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hopīeginning in 1920 and lasting for twenty years, J.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.

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