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成功絕非一朝一夕，在機會來臨之前，自己一定要先做好準備。聖誕老公公年輕時，就喜歡可以讓他忙個不停的工作。他先是幫別人清掃煙囪，後來當了郵差、餐廳服務生，再來是動物管理員… 遇到一堆麻煩事之後，他終於找到了一份最鍾愛的工作。作者以聖誕老公公為主角，把聖誕老公公平凡化，滿足讀者對虛擬人物的好奇。而生動的畫法、配合重覆的句型，也道出「天下沒有完美事、凡事都要有準備」的道理，是一本值得大小朋友一再品味的好書。
If you think Santa Claus came into the world sporting a red suit and a white beard, think again. Santa wasn't always the jolly, overweight, gift-giving fellow that we now know and love. He tried his hand at all sorts of different jobs, including postal worker, zookeeper, circus performer, and even chimney sweep, but each of these presented a problem that got in his way. It wasn't until he was lucky enough to meet a friendly bunch of elves that Santa found his true calling...and the job of his dreams.
Stephen Krensky's understated text and S. D. Schindler's charming illustrations come together to create an imaginative and funny tale that proves even the best of us have to try, try again.
