by Cornelia Funke · Siruela · tapa dura · ISBN 9788478442416
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On a stormy night, Santa Claus's sleigh crashes in a city, where Ben, a curious young boy, meets Nicolás Reyes, the real Santa Claus. Nicolás reveals to him that the Great Christmas Council, led by the ambitious Valdemar Duendemuerto, seeks to commercialize Christmas, threatening the magic of authentic gifts. Nicolás, along with his reindeer Shooting Star, angels, and elves, dedicates himself to fulfilling the most genuine wishes of children, those that money cannot buy. Can Valdemar stop the Christmas happiness that Nicolás offers?
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
