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  • Nicolas and the Six Bells

  Ackerman, David
  DA Publishing, 2020
  Kensal Green, England
  

  Ages 8 and up

  Delightful story of loss and re-discovery, exile and return, as a country struggles through unhappiness to recover joy. It is the journey of a brother and sister and the kind help of Nicolas to the rightful king showing the core Gospel values of love, forgiveness, and hope.

  Purchase from Aid to the Church in Need

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  Happy Times in Czechoslovakia

  Bartusek, Libushka, illus. by Yarka Burés
  Knopf, 1941
  

  A year in the life of a small Czech village, written to help preserve national culture, colorful illustrations. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt.

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  The Church Mouse of Saint Nicholas

  Brady, Charles A.
  Neuman Press, 2004, 1966
  18.95
  

  Though told through talking mice, the story is true; includes quite a bit about St Nicholas, too

  Purchase from Neuman Press

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  Our Little Friends of the Netherlands: Dirk and Dientje

  Carpenter, Frances
  American Book Company, 1935
  

  Includes a chapter on Sinterklaas Eve

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  Christmas Folk Tales

  Craver, Elena Borikova
  Vantage Press, 1965
  

  This collection of Bulgarian folk tales gives a different twist to several about Saint Nicholas

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  Legends & Folk Tales of Holland

  de Leeuw, Adèle
  Hippocrene Books (reprint of Thomas Nelson, 1963), 1999
  

  Includes "A Legend of Saint Nicholas"—an account of the bishop's first visit to Holland

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  St. Nicholas: The Believer: A New Story For Christmas Based On The Old Story Of St. Nicholas

  Elder, Eric & Lana
  InspiringBooks.com, 2009-2014
  Chenoa, Illinois
  40 chapters are divided into 7 sections to facilitate reading in either seven days, or forty
  

  Families

  Fictionalized retelling of St. Nicholas story that remains pretty close to traditional stories and legends, while allowing for a contemporary interpretation. There is some repetition as it seeks to illustrate the characters' unquestioning devotion and faith.

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  • The Truth About Santa Claus

  Giblin, James Cross
  Thomas Y. Crowell, 1985
  

  Good account of St. Nicholas and the relationship to Santa Claus

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  Seven for St. Nicholas

  Hall, Rosalys
  Lippencott, 1958
  

  Seven children in New Amsterdam worry that St Nicholas will not be able to find them in the New World

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  The Case of: Is Santa Claus Real? The Story of Why Christmas

  Hill, David W. & Anita R. Hill
  Outskirts Press, 2012
  

  Written from an Evangelical perspective to help youth understand that Jesus is the center of Christmas. The book primarily tells the story of salvation with some information about St. Nicholas and Santa Claus. The St. Nicholas information is somewhat misleading.

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  Legends of Santa Claus

  Jeffers, H. Paul
  Lerner Publications, 2001
  

  Nicholas and other gift givers from A&E Biography.

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  Saint Nicholas: God's Gift-Giver

  Jung-sun, Hwang
  Pauline Kids, 2021
  Boston, Massachusetts
  $15.95
  

  Older elementary, junior high

  Graphic novel for young people, dramatic telling of the St. Nicholas story with the accent on his faith.

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  The Story of Saint Nicholas

  Luckhardt, Mildred
  Abingdon, 1960
  

  A soberly written biography, last chapters relate Nicholas to Santa and Christmas traditions, illustrated by Gordon Laite

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  The Story of Santa Claus

  McCullough, Joseph
  Osprey Publishing, 2014
  Oxford, Great Britain & New York, New York
  

  A good explanation of Santa Claus, beginning with St. Nicholas; chapters: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra; Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker; The Gift Bringers; and Santa Claus. The story maintains the mystery of Santa.

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  • St. Nicholas the Wonder Worker

  Neuberger, Anne E
  

  A collection of eighteen stories to read during Advent; also a short play. Author's site

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  • St. Nicholas' Travels: A Miraculous Biography

  Pauli, Hertha
  Houghton Mifflin, 1945
  

  The story of Bishop Nicholas through the centuries

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  The Dutch Twins

  Perkins, Lucy Fitch
  Walker and Company, 1911, 1939
  

  Life in the Netherlands, including a St. Nicholas chapter; nice pen and ink drawings

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  A Saint Comes Home

  Rosenthal, James
  St Nicholas Parish Church, 2012
  St Nicholas at Wade, England UK
  

  Story especially for St Nicholas at Wade, Kent, England; the village's namesake makes a surprise return, helping everyone to understand the true purpose of the season; with activity pages

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  • Saint Nicholas

  Streit, Jakob
  Mercury Press, 2003
  

  A gently-told story of the life of Nicholas.

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  • The Life and Miracles of Saint Nicholas, the Wonderworker

  Tolstoy, Count Michael
  Publishing Houe of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, 2001
  

  Nineteen stories of St Nicholas; translated and modified from the original Serbian (mid 19th century)

  Purchase from New Gracanica Bookstore

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  The Winged Watchman

  van Stockum, Hilda
  Farrar, Straus & Company, 1962
  

  A Dutch story set in World War II, with a chapter on St. Nicholas

Basic Books about St. Nicholas
Picture Books for Younger Children (and all ages)
Picture Books for Older Children
Older Children's Books
Saints Books for Adults
Saints Books for Children
Activity Books and Other Resources
Christmas Books with St. Nicholas
Related Books
Books in Other Languages
Children's Books in Other Languages

Digital Media

Church Year Resource Books for Families

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