Here Comes Santa Claus

by Oakley Haldeman and Gene Autry

Book Overview

Inspired by the classic Christmas song Here Comes Santa Claus, Whatley has created a magical picture book that features the kind of stunning artwork that made his version of The Night Before Christmas... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060282681
• ISBN13: 9780060282684
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Classic Christmas Song...to Pictures

I was hoping that the book might be a little more informative for my two year-old about WHO Santa IS, but it was instead the words to the Gene Autry song "Here Comes Santa Claus" put to admittedly beautiful illustrations. Still very much enjoyed it...it just wasn't quite what I'd thought it would be.

Beautiful Bargain Book

This hardcover book is a steal at $4.99. You can remove the paper flap and the Christmas graphic of Santa and the dog is printed directly on the cover. The pictures on the front and back covers are lovely and elegant. The book is sturdy enough to stand and be displayed as a Christmas decoration. The book is illustrated nicely with thick pages. The sheet music to the song is on both the front and back inside covers of the book.

A nice companion for the song

I purchased this book because I grew up listening to Gene Autry's Christmas music. I thought it would be nice to have a tangible version of "Here Comes Santa Claus". This book has beautiful illustrations and within those illustrations Bruce Whatley adds an additional story. The sleeve of the book gives the history of how the song came about as well as a brief history of Gene Autry and Bruce Whatley. Now my daughter can grow up with the wonderful song as well as this wonderful book. This hardcover book was also a steal for $4.99 as a bargain book!