Letters from Father Christmas – J.R.R. Tolkien

„Every December J.R.R. Tolkien´s children would receive letters from Father Christmas.“ (Quotation cover)

Content and Theme

This book is a collection of the famous author´s letters he wrote to his children as Father Christmas from the North Pole. Every year´s letter tells stories about how Father Christmas, together with his assistant Polar Bear, prepares everything for Christmas, but also about their helpers, the Elves, and the troubles they have with the bad Goblins that try to steal all the presents. Each letter tells about adventures and funny troubles, especially connected with Polar Bear.

The Book includes photos of the original written letters, envelopes and the beautiful drawings that were sent together with the letters.

From 1939 until 1943 Father Christmas also writes about the war and low storages because of the war, explaining that he could not get everything the the children´s wishlists worldwide.

Conclusion

This is a book for children, to be read by the parents to the smaller children and will sure be read by the children themselves as soon as they can read. But also adults will really enjoy the stories and the illustrations. The perfect read to shorten the days before Christmas.