Product Description

Eight-year-old Melinda Carson hopes to keep herself awake until the wee hours of the morning on December 25 to make sure that she sees Santa. She’s waited every year, but this year she makes it! Santa's arrival is witnessed! And furthermore, she gets to talk with Santa himself! And that’s when things get interesting. For among the things the two discuss is Melinda's unexpected question: "Who is your God?" She tells of the classmates at her school, some of whom pray to Allah, some to Jehovah, some to The Lord, some to Yahweh, some to Krishna . . . and she asks, "Santa, which God do you pray to? Which God is the real God?" Santa's answer brings the world a message that will warm the heart of every person who hears it.

Here, in a remarkable story appropriate for every child and every family regardless of spiritual tradition, is a breathtaking insight that will be remembered every holiday for years to come. Destined to become a children's Christmas classic, Santa's God is written by six-time New York Times bestselling author Neale Donald Walsch, with the whimsical drawings of children's book illustrator Em Claire.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17958 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-02
• Released on: 2009-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781571745965
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Neale Donald Walsch is a writer of internationally best-selling books on spirituality and personal development. His books have sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Walsch lives in Ashland, Oregon.

Em Claire is a children’s book illustrator and a working poet. She has presented her poetry around the world and has released an audio compendium titled Silent Sacred Holy Deepening Heart. She lives with her husband, Neale Donald Walsch, in Ashland, Oregon.

Customer Reviews

Santa, Who is the Real God?
"Santa certainly had some good answers, and Melinda was almost out of questions. But then she remembered the most important question of all. It was a question she'd always wanted answered. `Santa', she began... `Who is the real God?' Santa almost dropped his cookie!" - From Santa's God

What happens when a little girl named Melinda asks Santa the biggest question ever on Christmas Eve?

In simple yet profound story titled Santa's God, author Neale Donald Walsch tells an endearing story paralleling the various manifestations of Santa (St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Pere Noel, etc.) with the many faces of God (Jesus, Krishna, Alla, Jehovah, and so on).

Delightfully illustrated by Walsch's wife, Em Claire, and artist Beth Stark (pencil work), Santa's God explains how the different garbs and names of Santa (drawings based on original Pipka Santa figurines) are a lot like how we envision God according to our cultural and religious heritage.

For parents longing for an "All is One" book to share with children, or even for individuals who believe that "all roads lead to heaven" but have had a difficult time putting it into words, Santa's God is a gentle, loving, inspirational reminder that no matter what we may call the Divine--God, Spirit, Goddess, the Infinite, the Universe--the same Ground of Being cradles us all.

Highly recommended!

-- Janet Boyer, author of Back in Time Tarot

Santa's God a Beautiful Expression of Love and Spirit
As always, Neale Donald Walsch weaves a portrait of God as loving and a part of all that is in the World, a part of Us. I am so happy to have a book like this with inspirational illustrations to share with my children during this holiday season. It speaks to the message of our oneness as human beings and the connection we share. It is our inner guidance that leads us to know God and this book captures this general belief in a unique way incorporating the magic of Santa.

Will be appreciated by parents, teachers, and children everywhere
"Santa's God: A Children's Fable about the Biggest Question Ever" is a tender and touching story that explains the biggest question of all to the full satisfaction of seven-year-old Melinda," the girl who got to interview Santa and ask him any question she desired on Christmas eve. Sure to appeal to both children and parents from many diverse backgrounds, "Santa's God" helps young minds access the idea that there are different guises for greatness and holiness. Just as important to believe that all children are deserving and good at heart is the notion that all names and concepts of God are valid, and worthy of respect and worship. "Santa's God" tackles a huge question and answers it simply and tastefully, in a way a seven year old child can understand. The delicately tinted paintings illustrating all the different Pipka Santa figurines are especially moving and effective in conveying the story's message and impact. "Santa's God" will be appreciated by parents, teachers, and children everywhere.