Description
Good dust jacket, tear on upper corner and very small tear on spine and shows edge-wear. The Very Good binding is red paper over boards, five illustrations with white and yellow lettering on the cover, black lettering on the spine, illustration on the rear cover. The illustrations on the book are the same as the illustrations on the dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, writing on front free endpaper dated 1992. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The illustrations are great with a full color frontispiece.
About the book: (from the dust jacket)
THE SECRETS OF SANTA, We’ve all wondered about Santa Claus and what his life is like at the North Pole. Where do all those presents come from? How does Santa manage to deliver them all and how does he know who wants what? From the elves to the rein- deer, to the fitting of Santa’s big red suit, what really goes on in all the bustling activity before Christmas?
Well, now you can find out, be- cause this year, Percy Penguin, a lucky young reporter, has been offered the chance of a lifetime-to visit the North Pole and interview Santa himself! That’s right, Santa has invited Percy Penguin to his pal ace where he will tell all. So read on and discover all the Secrets of Santa!
About the author: (from the dust jacket)
ANNIE CIVARDI was born in Nairobi, Kenya and ‣ has had several children’s books published abroad. She lives with her husband and three children in London.
About the illustrator: (from the dust jacket)
CLIVE SCRUTON graduated from England’s Royal College of Art and, after trying his hand at a range of editorial, advertising, and merchandising jobs, finally settled on illustrating children’s books. The father of two, he lives with his family in East Grinstead, England.
