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Nicholas, I beg of you,
Drop something into my shoe,
Something sweet or sweeter.
Thank you, Saint and Peter!

Put your long red mantle on,
St. Nicholas, good and holy man,
Drive your sleigh from Amsterdam
And find us quickly if you can.

—Traditional Dutch

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Poems

Origin of Species
A Poem by Phyllis McGinley

St. Nicholas Day Poem
The story of St. Nicholas

Find Us Quickly If You Can
Traditional Dutch

St. Nicholas Verse
Traditional German

Saint Nicholas
A poem from Belgium
by Ade Bethune

Will The Real St. Nicholas Please Stand Up?—And Indeed He Did
A poem by Ogden Nash

Saint Nicholas
A poem from France by Paul Claudel

Piccola
A 19th century poem by Celia Thaxter

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The Story of St. Nicholas
by Victor Hoagland, CP

Folk Tales
Complete Picture Books
Poems

STORIES
Basic Stories
A St. Nicholas Story
By M. Meyerkort
The Real Santa
A simple story
by Carol Myers
St. Nicholas Gets the Goods
by Katherine Pearce
Nicholas of Myra
by Kathryn Lucchese
Stories and Legends of
St. Nicholas
Basic accounts of 35 St. Nicholas stories
The Life and Miracles of St. Nicholas
Interactive story painting

Classroom
St. Nicholas — December 6
By J. Petras
St. Nicholas,
the Generous Bishop
An Echo Story
By Page Zyromski
Saint Nicholas: Bishop of Myra, Friend of Children
by Carol Myers for younger children
Saint Nicholas: Bishop of Myra, Friend of Children and All in Need
by Carol Myers for older children
St. Nicholas
by Amy Welborn
Saint Nicholas
from Saints for Kids by Kids
Three Daughters:
retold by John Coakley
Three Scholars
retold by John Coakley
The Legend of Saint Nicholas
Spanish version
from the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona

Series
Nicholas: A Garland of Tales
adapted from Pamela Grenfell Smith
Six St Nicholas Stories
for the days before Dec. 6
by Christine Natale

Vintage
St. Nicholas
A children's story from 1875
Little Piccola
retold by Frances Jenkins Olcott

Related Stories
St. Nicholas and the Star Children
a gentle Waldorf tale
The Little Nicholas
by Winfried Wolf
American St. Nicolas
A WWII story of grace and hope
Another Christmas Carol
A modern story of the spirit of St. Nicholas
How St. Nicholas Chooses the Most Worthy for Gifts
retold by Michael Roman
St. Nicholas Becomes Santa Claus
fanciful tale by Edward Hays
The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas
Satire by Anatole France

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