Santa’s Secret
Purple Pants
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As he began to glow, first his head and shoulders and then his tummy and finally his feet. He seemed like you could see straight through him. Santa said, “One last trick, close your eyes and say to yourself, I believe in the magic of Christmas”. So Purple Pants closed his eyes and said “I believe in the magic of Christmas, I believe in the magic of Christmas, I believe…….” Purple Pants disappeared.
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About the Book
Santa knows if you’ve been naughty or nice, but how exactly does he do it? Answer that age-old question by joining Susie, who after finally settling down her siblings, meets a mysterious boy wearing strange clothing outside her kitchen window She invites the boy inside so he can escape the rain, and he begins to tell her the most amazing story about how he helps Santa collect the names of all the good girls and boys. Susie doesn’t believe him at first, but she keeps an open mind as he begins to tell a story including an airplane trapped in the snow, elves in training, and Rudolph the reindeer. Of course, the little boy telling the story—who claims to be an elf that Santa himself named “Purple Pants”— includes himself in this mystical tale. Can you believe the strange boy telling the story? Decide for yourself by uncovering the mysteries behind Santa’s Secret and how this quaint little story keeps the magic of Santa alive.
About the Author
Sunny Hoover was often left in charge of her younger siblings, and she’d tell them the story of Santa’s Secret to get them to behave. Now a grandmother, the story has been told to generations of brothers, sisters, cousins, and grandchildren.