Project Gutenberg 1996-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 314 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856 1919 Van Dyne, Edith Bancroft, Laura Baum, Lyman Frank Metcalf, Suzanne Akers, Floyd Cooke, John Estes Fitzgerald, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Hugh Staunton, Schuyler A Kidnapped Santa Claus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Kidnapped_Santa_Claus Produced by Dennis Amundson "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum is a children's story written in the early 20th century. This whimsical tale centers around the adventures of Santa Claus, who is captured by the evil Daemons that reside in the nearby mountains, seeking to thwart his joyful mission of making children happy during the Christmas season. The book embodies themes of goodness, friendship, and the triumph of joy over evil. The story unfolds in the enchanting Laughing Valley, where Santa Claus and his magical helpers, including fairies and other mystical creatures, work tirelessly to create toys for children. However, the Daemons, feeling threatened by Santa’s influence on children’s happiness, conspire to kidnap him on Christmas Eve. Despite their efforts, Santa's loyal assistants rally together to ensure that the children still receive their gifts. Ultimately, the Daemon of Repentance helps Santa escape, leading to his triumphant return to the Laughing Valley. The narrative concludes with the realization that love and kindness prevail, even against the darkest of forces, and emphasizes the importance of spreading joy during the holiday season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy literature Christmas stories Santa Claus -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Christmas Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 51001 2025-08-01T05:45:02.880216 text/html 50822 50761 2025-01-01T05:53:38.614510 2023-10-01T05:31:11.580253 text/html text/html 92851 2025-08-01T05:45:07.930192 application/epub+zip 91761 2025-08-01T05:45:05.710210 application/epub+zip 72716 2025-08-01T05:45:04.654206 application/epub+zip 204902 2025-08-01T05:45:09.412184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199381 2025-08-01T05:45:07.252218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157593 2022-09-01T06:13:38.117676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41260 2025-08-01T05:45:02.671221 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41080 2021-01-01T08:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15512 2021-01-01T08:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19198 2025-08-01T05:45:09.920210 application/rdf+xml 15458 2025-08-01T05:45:05.163220 image/jpeg 4053 2025-08-01T05:45:04.918216 image/jpeg 92357 2025-08-01T05:45:02.885252 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