{"product_id":"young-claus-9780875658360","title":"Young Claus","description":"Before Santa Claus was Santa Claus, he was a boy, and this is his story. \u003ci\u003eYoung Claus\u003c\/i\u003e is an origin story and a fable for both adults and children, in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn. \u003c\/i\u003eYoung Lars Claus loses his father in a logging accident and, with his mother and grandmother, has to move to a strange land in the Far North, a land of exiles, outcasts, and survivors. Here he encounters a school where the children only laugh at the misfortunes of others; where no one has ever seen a tree; where small, bizarre tomten are imprisoned beneath a fish-liver-oil factory; and where his widowed mother is courted by the malevolent Mayor Wolfpaw. This is a wild romp of a book that soars into the skies and plunges deep beneath the permafrost. It is a book filled with marvels and ghosts, a book where Lars, with the aid of invisible helpers, will learn to carve; where he will discover sorrows as deep as his own, and eventually, the healing powers of gifts. It charts the journey of a boy beset by grief who will, after many trials, fashion a vision of generosity that will encompass the entire world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875658360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335","brand":"James Magnuson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166068506805,"sku":"9780875658360","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_04a18515-bcb3-4618-8dd2-74d12740c946.jpg?v=1696919637","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/young-claus-9780875658360","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}