Stephen W. BigalowRecensioni

I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

This is a wonderful book that should be read every Christmas. This is the telling of Santa’s story. It goes into his very beginnings of making toys, where he lived and why he moved to the North Pole. We learn how he met the elves and how they became such a big and important part of his life and his story. The only question that is not answered is whether or not he sleeps with his whiskers inside or outside of the covers. This is a very well written story. It was wonderful learning what keeps the elves going, why candy canes are red and white striped. This book can answer just about any question your child can come up with. I am very happy I was asked to read and review this book. The illustrations are beautiful. This is a story that should be shared year after year. It is to be enjoyed by young and old alike.

Who is Santa and how did he get to the North Pole?... If you want to find out how Christmas came to be, who Santa is, why he moved to the North Pole, where elves came from, and all of those other questions about Santa you've been dying to know then you should check out Who is Santa by Stephen W. Bigalow. It answers all of those questions and more. It's pretty long though and the author says it written for an older child but you can read each chapter just as an individual story which does help to break it up some for the younger kids but it's still pretty daunting for a child. I'm not sure why authors keep writing these extremely long Christmas books for kids. It makes you wonder if they actually have any kids of their own. My 9 year old would not sit through even a couple pages so I definitely think it should be shortened. It does have some really fun stories, pretty pictures and everything you want to know about Santa if you can actually get your kids interested enough to sit down for long enough to read some of it.
 
*I received this ARC through FirstReads and the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

This book tells the story of Santa and how he came to be who he is. The few page chapters center on different aspects of the legend. It also has full page illustrations that I thought were marvelous and added to the story. It is indeed a book the whole family can enjoy but I feel the youngest of children would not sit still for the whole story (pictures not withstanding).

This was a delightful read on the story of Santa Claus and how his gift-giving prowess came to be. It's designed as a children's book but is rather lengthy as such. However, if read over the course of several readings, it is quite manageable. Each chapter is a small story which can stand on its own - a perfect book to be read to a young child but yet still delightful for children of all ages.
I am grateful to author Stephen W. Bigalow and Goodreads Giveaway program for having provided a free copy of this book. Their generosity did not, however, influence this review - the words of which are mine alone.½

Who is Santa? And how did he get to the North Pole? is a fun chapter based book that answers many of the questions children have about Santa Claus.

In story format Stephen Bigalow sets out to answer many of the questions Children have about Santa: Who is he? Where did his elves come from? How did he get his sleigh? Where did his reindeer come from?

The book is well illustrated with full page illustrations. The chapters are short, ranging from 1-2 pages to a max of ~5.

The target readers are older children who can read the book on their own, but the book also works well for younger children who want a serial bedtime story read to them.

The book at times, read almost like a documentary--focused on answering questions vice telling a vivid story to fully engage young readers.