How Santa lost his job

Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.

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Main Author: Krensky, Stephen
Other Authors: Schindler, S. D. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
ISBN:0689831730
Author Notes:S. D. Schindler is the popular and versatile illustrator of many books for children, including Ursula K. Le Guin's Catwings series; Skeleton Hiccups and Monster Mess! , both by Margery Cuyler; Big Pumpkin and the ALA Notable Children's Book Don't Fidget a Feather!, both by Erica Silverman; How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky; and Johnny Appleseed by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His website is SDSchindlerBooks.com.

Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including How Santa Got His Job (an ALA Notable Book) and Big Bad Wolves at School . He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him at StephenKrensky.com.