Festive Season Storyteller Gifts

"Shipping presents is great, but I miss the milk and cookies."

"You do realize his ‘nose so bright’ is going to attract a horde of Defense Department drones."

"I prefer to talk to Mrs. Claus. She doesn't care if I'm naughty or nice."

“Hey Everyone! It’s the first day of Fall! Okay, you go first!”

“He’s timid, very shy. I rescued him from some wacko who tried to steal Christmas.”

Father Christmas Painting Robins.

The Porkypine Pals Christmas Adventure - Part Five

Filming Christmas

Rude Snowpeople

"Once upon a time there was a kind bank manager who found all the money lost in the global financial meltdown, brought world peace, stopped global warming, cured the common cold and discovered Julian Assange is Santa."

"I love this time of year."

A feminist Christmas.

Knight before Christmas

Papa, how come Rudolph has a red nose? Because he's a drunk, son. Plain and simple.

'Happens every year - I can never remember where I put the tree decorations.'

There's no place like Ho-Ho-Home

Santa Claus writes a 'Yule Blog'.

'My brother got all the glory. For me it was Randolph with your nose so pink, you really make my sleigh team stink.'

"You've got to learn to let go."

"Due to budget cuts, I will be your Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future."

'Son, you're old enough now to know, there's no such thing as Christmas.'

Antique shop owner looks at old chalice, saying: 'Well, it MIGHT be worth something if it had the original myrrh inside.'

"Don't you love the smell of burning leather boots this time of year?"

"Remember last October when you had on your autumn colors and we were hugging like this? And that tiny chipmunk jumped on my face? That was nuts!"

The Cricket on the Hearth - Title-page to the first edition

Toy skier jumps from snow globe to miniature winter scene.

'While our cases were soaking up the sun over there we were soaking up the rain over here!'

Spring/Summer/Winter

Doctor Jekyll as a child.

'Miss Cole hung it right next to Eddie Doan's sun.'

'Why miniature reindeer? Why not a flying dog-sled team?'

Boy Prays for a Full Stocking

"I'm kinda over all this snow. . . I'm ready for spring."

"I'm playing Santa in the Christmas play. I need a pillow and eight tiny reindeer by Friday."

"She's had work."