Oh!! Just re-discovered the title of this book, which I read in childhood and think about often.

If you would like your own children, when you finally give them the Santa Talk at ten years old, to flatly refuse your bad news and look upon you with pity for your lack of faith, buy them this book.

This is one of those that I love reading every year since I discovered it. It's an interesting take on the truth about Santa Claus.

Read this to the kid. We both enjoyed the psuedo-science of it.

What I really love about this book is it's "scientific" look at Santa Claus and his mission. The illustrations and photographs are amazing and the work put into the realism is amazing and wonderful.

My only quibble with this book is the history they present of Santa himself. I am more fond of the traditional Saint Nicholas origin than the "Santa as an ancient elf" story they present here. I am also not fond of the sleigh design they present.

Other than that, this is a fabulous book.