The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Author:L. Frank Baum "In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says L. Frank Baum's delightful Santa Claus. These words also expressed the credo of the wonderfully imaginative creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Taking the beloved symbol of a merry Christmas out of his conventional trappings and... more » into the world of imaginative folklore, Baum gave Santa Claus an exciting life that evokes all the charm, warmth, and fantasy that made his Oz series American classics.« less