Do you ever wonder what Santa does after Christmas? So does Tyler. Come and take this journey with Tyler, and discover where the man in the bright red suit goes on vacation after Christmas. In this contemporary, creative, and truly original picture book, find the various countries Santa visits while on vacation, where Santa learns how to say hello in their native language. Tyler discovers Santa visits Japan and learns how to say hello in Japanese: Konnichi wa, along with visiting Hawaii and learning how to say hello in Hawaiian: Aloha. Part of what makes this book so engaging and humorous is that Santa tries to camouflage himself among everyday people by doing normal activities in that country he visits. Santa realizes that it is not that easy for the man with the white beard to go unnoticed. Children will love the clever way in which the story teaches them of different countries while teaching them to say hello in the places Santa visits.

Join author Gregory Hoffman in this hilarious recounting of a chance encounter with Santa Claus at his place up north during a blinding snowstorm. Santa, having just returned home from his annual trip, is wiped-out and reeling. He seizes the opportunity to share his frustrations with his accidental visitor. While delivering presents to homes around the world, Santa is confronted by angry watch-dogs, shot at, beaten by non-believers, and pursued by a portly widow, among the many other stressful challenges! After waiting out the storm, and lending an ear to Santa's venting, Hoffman must be on his way. But upon his departure, Santa gives him a message to relay to people everywhere. Illustrated by Hoffman and written in the tradition of the classic The Night Before Christmas, Santa Needs a Vacation is an entertaining, colorful and heartfelt Christmas card to the holiday. Also included is a poem by Hoffman. Told from a grandfather's perspective, Christmas Memories is a warm and nostalgic look at the holidays past, with hope and best wishes for those of the future.

Santa and Mrs. Claus are going to go on vacation for Christmas, even though everyone knows Santa is always busy delivering toys every Christmas Eve! They leave the elves in charge as they go to Hawaii, a magical, tropical place. The elves know what happens every Christmas, so they have been hard at work on a secret plan to make sure all the toys get delivered AND Santa and Mrs. Claus get their well-earned holiday. What could go wrong?

About the book The Muddy Little Bell consists of stories, legends, dialogues and essays, based on the authors folkloristic writing style. Each story is self-contained and was inspired by an incident happening in the authors life or by a city or a countryside where the author was living or visiting.

What do Santa and Mrs. Claus do after the holiday rush? They get away, of course! But do they play golf, do yoga, or go to the beach? Find out in this fun rhyming book as we see some of the places they choose!

The endless snow in the North Pole is making Mrs. Claus blue, then one day she decides to take a vacation. After all her husband travels all the time, why can't she? Then while she is away she misses Santa as much as he misses her. Will she be able to get home in time for Christmas?

In this special edition of the previously published book, "Where does Santa go after Christmas?", we learn where Santa and his family go each year once all of his Christmas Eve duties are complete. Read about Santa's travels and hobbies, reindeer fun, and the adventures of Mrs. Claus during her time away from the North Pole. In this special edition, we learn that Santa travels to the magical, sparkly Bakersfield Christmas Town each year following Thanksgiving, where he stays until Christmas Eve, when he must return to the North Pole so he can deliver toys to the children of the world. *Please note that this is a special edition of a previously published book and is written with great affection for the elves of Bakersfield's Christmas Town in Bakersfield, Calif.