A whimsical assortment of panicked and crying children on the lap of Santa is a collection of more than 250 Chicago Tribune reader-submitted photographs from family archives as taken throughout the past sixty years. Original. 100,000 first printing.

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"Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? For more similes, look inside."

"Feeling under the weather? Don't throw in the towel. Chin up! This book is your dream come true. For more cliches, look inside."

Explains and uses similes, including "strong as an ox," "stubborn as a mule," and "at a snails pace" as Mr. Moe gets ready to meet a special someone.

He's huge and hairy and hulking.
He dresses in strange furry clothing.
He sneaks into people's homes at night.
Who wouldn't be afraid of . . . Santa Claus?!?

Nothing says Christmas quite like innocent children shrieking with terror as a stranger dressed in red drags them kicking and screaming onto his lap. Now this time-honored rite of passage is celebrated with a hilarious collection of more than two hundred and fifty priceless photos of kids' traumatic trips to Santa's workshop. Scared of Santa offers a cornucopia of photographic funnies—from sixty-year-old family heirlooms to last year's howlers—along with delightful commentary on those unforgettable childhood visits to scary ol' Saint Nick.

Arrivano dall'aria o dalle acque o strisciando sulla terra: ibridi balenanti, mutevoli, trapassati dalla luce o ammantati d'ombra, mostrano qualche sembianza rubata alle creature del giorno: sono i visitatori, gli ospiti notturni. Sono i disegni 'neri' e ironici, accompagnati dalle leggende di Lucio Persio, che costituiscono il testo di questo libro, inscenando un teatro crepuscolare e bizzarro.