
Christmas is coming, and Danny's father is away digging for gold... Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through...

One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname Snowshoe Thompson.





Danny's father is away digging gold, so Danny writes him a letter asking him to come home for Christmas, but the snow is so deep that no one wants to carry the mail - no one except Snowshoe Thompson. Includes colorful illustrations, an author's note and a note to caregivers.

