The Reporter (Vacaville)

Santa Claus is coming to town

- BarIlynn AnDErNon Marilynn Anderson is the author of many funny Christmas fill-in stories found at Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble

Fill in the blanks and have fun!

Santa Claus is coming to town! Are you reading the latest and most _______ books about Jolly Old Santa? Here they are:

FIRST, there’s “Santa’s Reindeer Ate a ________.” Yes, and that food is definitely wrong for reindeer. Santa had to substitute other animals to pull his sled. He chose a team of _______s. Those animals never pulled anything, and it was a disaster. What happens is really ________! The best part in the book is when Santa gets rescued by the famous super hero named ________.

NEXT UP is the Santa book titled “Santa’s Magical Moment in Time.” Santa Claus realizes he is ________ years old and he goes back to the year _______ B.C. where he knows he’s Santa, but he has no elves. So where does he get some elves? He finds a magic _______ and rubs it _______ times and says the magic word, which is “________”, and out pops hundreds of _________ elves. They actually look ________, but Santa doesn’t mind. There were no toys in those days, so the elves made ________, and the children back then were excited to get them to play ________, a game that had just been invented.

ALSO, there’s a hilarious book titled “Santa’s Wife Asks for a ________.” Yes, Mrs. Claus is a good sport and usually just hangs out in her kitchen baking ______, but in this book she gets all ________ and insists on her rights, so she makes a list and the elves see it first. They never show it to Santa because they are worried that he will have a _______ attack.

UP FOR GRABS: This book is flying off the shelves at our local store named _______. The title is, “Santa Goes on Vacation.” YES! In this story, Santa and Mrs. Claus (whose first name is “_______,” ) decide to take a trip to _______ the day after Christmas. Santa shaves off his beard and dyes his hair ______, and he looks very much like ________! Mrs. Claus dresses up in a new ______ and Santa takes one look at her and says, “________!” Off they go, and while they are gone, all the elves at the North Pole have a party. The elves eat ______ and drink ________ and dance to a song named “________.” Santa is gone for ______ days and when he and Mrs. Claus return, Santa’s Village is a mess! It looks like a bad day in _________. What happens next? Read the book. The ending is a _______ surprise!

NOW, this last book is so ________, it will blow your mind. It’s titled “Santa Forgets” and in this story Santa wakes up two days before Christmas and he has forgotten who he is. He even thinks that Mrs. Claus is a famous singer named “________.” Santa is hopeless, so the reindeer contact the Easter Bunny, who substitute­s for Santa. The Tooth Fairy insists on helping, too, because both the Bunny and the Fairy know where every child lives. This book is so _______, you will go crazy reading it. Trust me.

Have a Merry Christmas, everyone!

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