A Kidnapped Santa Claus, L. Frank Baum
A Kidnapped Santa Claus, L. Frank Baum
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A Kidnapped Santa Claus

Author: L. Frank Baum

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2017

Synopsis

“A Kidnapped Santa Claus is a short story by L. Frank Baum, author of the Oz stories. In it, The Daemons of the caves, resentful of Santa Claus, who rebuffs their attempts to subvert him by temptation, capture him in his sleigh on Christmas Eve and imprison him in their caves. Santa’s helpers: a fairy, pixie, knook, and ryl, finish his deliveries with a few comical mishaps. Assembling a magical army of good beings, the queen of the fairies leads an attempt to rescue Santa Claus from the clutches of the evil Daemons. Published in 1904, the story has a somewhat darker tone than its predecessor, The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause.

About L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, one of the most popular books in American children's literature. He wrote thirteen Oz sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and scores of other works; 55 novels, 82 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, as well as many miscellaneous writings.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on February 13, 2022

Fun, and strongly prefer this to the suggested Little Match Girl. Who the hell came up with that shit? Why are so many Christmas stories about a little girl dying in the streets, or a little boy buying shoes so his mom can die? I'm going to write the ultimate Christmas story. Sack of puppies in the cr......more

Goodreads review by Carolina on February 20, 2023

A lot of potential but it was too short......more

Goodreads review by Lavi on December 01, 2023

I mean... It's alright. I picked it up because I wanted to get a little holiday spirit and I saw that it was by the author of The Wizard Of Oz. But if you're expecting something like A nightmare before Christmas like i did, maybe just put on the movie because this is like fourth grade reading level l......more

Goodreads review by Derek on November 13, 2009

The publisher HarperCollins has created a new imprint called It Books to capture the popular culture audience, so it is no surprise they would release three graphic novel representations of three Christmas stories While their publicity claims these are Christmas classics, few will be familiar with L......more

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