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Santa & Pete : a novel of Christmas present and past / Christopher Moore and Pamela Johnson ; illustrations by Julie Scott.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PS3563.O5935 S26 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022.
- Johnson, Pamela, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Santa Claus (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
- Santa Claus.
- African Americans--Fiction.
- African Americans.
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.).
- Grandfathers--Fiction.
- Grandfathers.
- Boys--Fiction.
- Boys.
- Memory--Fiction.
- Santa Claus (Fictitious character).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Christmas stories.
- Fiction.
- Christmas fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Santa and Pete
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Simon & Schuster, [©1998].
- Summary:
- "Long ago Santa Claus had an African partner named Pete, and together they brought the spirit of Christmas to America's first settlers. These two forever changed the way families celebrated the holiday. But through the years, Pete's contribution was forgotten."--Jacket.
- Notes:
- Title page and text printed in green and brown.
- "Designed by Katy Riegel."
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0684854953 :
- 9780684854953
- OCLC:
- 39654868
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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