{"product_id":"young-claus-9780875658360","title":"Young Claus","description":"Before Santa Claus was Santa Claus, he was a boy, and this is his story. \u003ci\u003eYoung Claus\u003c\/i\u003e is an origin story and a fable for both adults and children, in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn. \u003c\/i\u003eYoung Lars Claus loses his father in a logging accident and, with his mother and grandmother, has to move to a strange land in the Far North, a land of exiles, outcasts, and survivors. Here he encounters a school where the children only laugh at the misfortunes of others; where no one has ever seen a tree; where small, bizarre tomten are imprisoned beneath a fish-liver-oil factory; and where his widowed mother is courted by the malevolent Mayor Wolfpaw. This is a wild romp of a book that soars into the skies and plunges deep beneath the permafrost. It is a book filled with marvels and ghosts, a book where Lars, with the aid of invisible helpers, will learn to carve; where he will discover sorrows as deep as his own, and eventually, the healing powers of gifts. It charts the journey of a boy beset by grief who will, after many trials, fashion a vision of generosity that will encompass the entire world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas Christian University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718958715154,"sku":"9780875658360","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c55e507-08f8-492e-a0a8-fee352289de3.jpg?v=1734654375","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/young-claus-9780875658360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}