Christmas could have been a disaster the year Santa and his reindeer came down with a terrible rash. Luckily, Mrs. Claus was there. With a thoroughly modern text and luminous colored pencil illustrations, Ives delivers a Mr. and Mrs. Claus who are a credit to themselves and their season. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

They are Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, and they belong to Christmas. They have existed in the lives of most of us since we were children. Are they just figments of our imaginations? Or has our conjuring them up for so many holiday seasons given them the power to become real? What is life like at the North Pole? How do they survive in a land of so much ice and darkness? What does it take to prepare for that big night each December, the one we know as Christmas Eve? Are the elves similar to the ones we see in books and on Christmas cards? Who takes care of the reindeer, and do they really have names? In this small book about love, endurance, and the power of belief, K. C. McKinnon takes us into a world where Santa Claus, his wife, Milly, and even his elves are more like us than we realized. After reading THE SECRET LIFE OF MR. & MRS. SANTA CLAUS, everything you thought you knew about Christmas will change.

In this funny, sweet, and charming picture book debut, Mrs. Claus leaves the snow (and her husband) behind in order to see the world... and get back in time for Christmas. Mrs. Claus needs to get out of the house. The endless snow at the North Pole is getting her down. And she doesn't see why her husband should get all the travel time in the family. So she hitches up the reindeer and takes a world tour -- leaving Santa to take care of himself (and the remaining reindeer) for the first time in a long time. Mrs. Claus loves traveling the globe... but she also misses Santa as much as Santa misses her. Will she be home in time for Christmas? We'll give you one guess...

This story is told by Sparky, Santa's senior elf, and his favourite nephew and niece, Rassle and Klee-Klee. Their surprising bed-time demonstration prompts their doting Uncle Sparky to share a seldom-told poem. It details how Santa first met Mrs Claus and fell (literally!) in love with her. At heart, "The Great Mrs Claus" is a coming-of-age story that proves we are never too old to show our true affections for one another. It features Mrs Claus -- an often overlooked but smart and fiercely independent-minded woman with an enormous sense of humour! The story reminds us to value our loved ones and practice those daily family rituals that make life special.

Considers the many things Mrs. Claus might do while Santa delivers toys on Christmas.

When things up north go south, she's got Santa's back!