Summary
Six-year-old Gwen wrote a letter to Santa Claus because she believed in the magic of Christmas--and she wanted a bike! Santa's son, Arthur Claus, was in charge of all the mail that arrived at the North Pole. He received Gwen's letter and wanted to make her holiday wish come true. But on Christmas Eve, Santa's super high-tech gadgets make a mistake! Gwen's bike gets left behind on his S-1 sleigh, and as the minutes tick by, it looks like poor Gwen won't receive her present. Christmas will never be the same when Arthur, a stowaway gift-wrapping elf named Bryony, and Arthur's grandpa Grandsanta decide to launch their own "Mission Christmas" and take merry matters into their own, not-very-capable hands. Includes behind-the-scenes artwork used to create the movie!
Author Ron Fontes grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee and started drawing comics at the age of 16. He studied art and theatre in college and worked as an advertising art director in Nashville, Tennessee before moving to New York City. He also worked for Whitman and as an art director for Marvel Comics.
Currently he and his wife, Justine Korman, write children's books. They have written over 400 books for major publishers. Many have featured licensed characters such as the Peanuts Gang and the X-Men and are often based on popular movies like The Lion King, Batman Returns, and The Phantom Menace. Their biggest seller is the adaptation of The Lion King, which sold almost four million copies worldwide. In 1994, Fontes published a science fiction series called Captain Fortune. He and his wife also work on Tales of the Terminal Diner, which is a unique anthology featuring work by both professionals and amateurs.
(Bowker Author Biography)
