Rudolph's Second Christmas (Applewood Books) - Hardcover

Emberley, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557091927 ISBN 13: 9781557091925

Publisher: Applewood Books, 1992

Synopsis

The manuscript of this sequel to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was discovered by one of Robert L. Mayís daughters in 1991 in a box of his papers. In this sequel, Rudolph and Santa find among the letters from children everywhere a note from two children who were forgotten the Christmas before. Rudolph comes to their rescue and saves the day.

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About the Author

Robert L. May penned one of America's most famous contributions to Christmas folklore while working as a copywriter for Montgomery Ward & Co. in Chicago. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1926 and held various advertising jobs in several department stores across the country before going to the catalog company in 1936. A humble, soft-spoken man, May was gratified that children the world over responded to the story of the lonely little deer who found happiness when he gladly accepted a chance to help others. May referred to Rudolph as "my generous son," claiming that the noble reindeer enabled him to send his six children to college. In 1958 May donated the original 32-page Rudolph manuscript to the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, which now houses the Robert L. May Collection. May left Montgomery Ward in 1951 to manage Rudolph's burgeoning career but returned to the company in 1958, retiring in 1970. He died in 1976.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557091927
• ISBN 13: 9781557091925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Emberley Michael
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32