Project Gutenberg 2006-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 115 Riley, James Whitcomb 1849 1916 Johnson, Benj. F. of Boone Johnson, B. F. Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.) 1863 1932 Relyea, Charles M. Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark) Reylea, C. M. Vawter, Will 1871 1941 Vawter, John William Vawter, J. W. (John William) A Defective Santa Claus Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Defective Santa Claus" by James Whitcomb Riley is a whimsical children's poem written in the early 20th century. This light-hearted book captures the magic and excitement of Christmas through the eyes of a child. It delves into themes of family, celebration, and the whimsical nature of Santa Claus, as well as the innocence of childhood. The story unfolds on Christmas Eve, when a young boy eagerly anticipates the arrival of Santa Claus while his father is away. Uncle Sidney comes to visit and tries to create a festive atmosphere by cooking and setting up a Christmas tree. The children become excited about Santa's impending arrival, and when he finally appears, a comedic mishap causes his costume to catch fire. Uncle Sidney quickly helps Santa recover, leading to a playful and memorable Christmas morning. The narrative is filled with playful language and captures the joyful spirit of the holiday season through nostalgic imagery and interactions among family members. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas -- Poetry PS Text Christmas Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Humour 69935 2025-07-08T12:10:54.299527 text/html 64459 2006-12-25T12:09:58 text/html 5650212 2025-07-08T12:11:00.507548 application/epub+zip 5629737 2025-07-08T12:10:55.464562 application/epub+zip 50088 2025-07-08T12:10:54.789630 application/epub+zip 5639155 2025-07-08T12:11:04.013502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5614691 2025-07-08T12:10:58.724467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78554 2022-09-09T13:16:07.681318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34205 2025-07-08T12:10:53.657512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34029 2006-12-25T12:09:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21372 2025-07-08T12:11:04.188477 application/rdf+xml 16937 2025-07-08T12:10:54.860484 image/jpeg 2996 2025-07-08T12:10:54.825489 image/jpeg 5517343 2006-12-25T12:10:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 13086 2006-12-25T12:10:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 5548959 2025-07-08T12:10:54.563492 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia