Stanley’s Christmas Adventure is a children’s chapter book by Jeff Brown, illustrated by Scott Nash, and part of the Flat Stanley series. The story begins when Santa Claus loses his holiday spirit and decides that children no longer appreciate Christmas enough to receive presents. His daughter, Sarah Claus, turns to the Lambchop family for help, and Stanley is drawn into a festive mission that asks whether kindness, generosity, and belief in others can still change someone’s mind. Written with the light humor and simple adventure structure of the Flat Stanley books, it is suited to young readers who enjoy family stories, Christmas adventures, and chapter books where an ordinary child is asked to help with an unusually large problem.
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: Scholastic
Year published: 2003
Number of pages: 80
Age range: 6–8