Why Christmas Is Cancelled: Santa Spells It Out (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781695033283)

Santa has HAD it! For generations, he's received letters from children all over the world telling him their greatest wishes for Christmas. They believed in the magic and he believed in them. But with every new tech gadget, gizmo and goody, Santa would receive fewer and fewer letters.

Now, his worst fears have come true: not one, single letter from anyone all year long. Without any letters, Elves have nothing to build and reindeer have nothing to haul, so Santa decides it's time to give the world a much-needed holiday gift: he cancels Christmas. In the first Global Group text, Santa spells it all out...the importance of human connection, face-to-face interaction and never letting the child inside get lost in the trappings of adulthood.

This is a modern, poignant, on-the-rednose tale for the whole family that reminds us all how important it is to be present, how technology can disconnect us, and how we can believe in the magic and hope of Christmas again without ever downloading an app.

(Roecker originally wrote this as one of his annual holiday letters to friends and family when the Kansas City Star newspaper got it and published it. After being syndicated around the country, he decided to fill in the story and create whimsical illustrations to go with it. The book has been one of the most popular of his works to date.)