A view of the village
Just looking out on the street at the comings and goings. The Secret of St. Nicholas is now available at www.fairlandbooks.com. It's being read to children all around the country right now, and we hope the Christmas season will bring continued interest.
The children I've read the book with have offered many time periods when they believed St. Nicholas was young, from the 11th century to the early 20th century. They have also guessed his homeland as England, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden.....even New York City!
So Ellen Nibali's book has served to correct the record, at least for the scores of children who have viewed my presentations of the book. They offer anticipated endings, too, which shows me the story is keeping them engaged all the way through.
Lon Eric Craven
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