The Humpherys Family

How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas
Record Added: 2/26/2019
Author 
Illustrator 
Series Christmas Chronicles #2
Setting United States
Topic Holidays: Christmas
Publisher Penguin Books
ISBN 1585424374   Year 2005
Age Adult   Pages 320
Description Printed dustjacket
  
It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus's dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas.

But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when ten thousand peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun.