Thank You, Santa

This book is fabulous for before, during, and especially after Christmas. I always use it with my 2nd & 3rd graders in January every year. The children and I love it! Samantha, a young Australian girl writes Santa a Thank You letter for all her Christmas gifts, and Santa writes back. This starts a whole year of correspondence back and forth. Santa writes about the animals and climate in the Arctic Circle. Samantha writes about life in Australia. The lush, detailed art work by Kerry Argent lets you know that this fictional book has a lot of "real" information in it. The children love comparing and contrasting Australia, the Arctic, and their home town. This book is great for teaching letter writing too. This book is a great gift for Winter birthdays.