About the book:
Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you’d expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving. But it is there that he meets a young man named Molar Alan, who desperately needs a new perspective on the underlying value of Christmas. Dr. Ringle recruits Mo and his older brother as volunteers at a nearby children’s hospital for the holiday season. At the hospital, Mo is tasked to help bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients on the fifth floor. His biggest challenge is befriending a decidedly angry girl who is so embarrassed by her scarred appearance that she hides her face behind the safety of a paper bag. Almost in spite of himself, Mo finds that Christmas joy emanates from a source far greater than the North Pole, while the young girl learns that she is more beautiful than she had ever imagined.
My Review: I LOVED this book! Each year we read as a family “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and this book reminded me of that great story. If I still had children at home this would be the perfect follow up story and read aloud for older kids. The story is sweet, magical, and VERY Christmasy. If you want to teach your family to be others-centered during this time of the year – this is the book. The characters are very typical yet sweet natured. You will cry, you will laugh as you read (at least I did!) If you still have time this year please consider reading it, if not, tuck it away for next year. You will not regret it!
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