A World of Cookies for Santa

Hardcover Synopsis A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. Head to the Philippines, where children leave out puto seko cookies and ginger tea for Santa; jet to Russia for a honey-spice cookie; then set out for Malawi for a sweet potato cookie! When you've returned home, the journey's still not over—M. E. Furman provides recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.   Author M.E. Furman's interest in holiday traditions around the world began in fifth grade, when her class studied how children in other places celebrated Christmas. She's been interested in treats and traditions around the world ever since. M.E. (pronounced Emmy) originally wrote A World of Cookies for Santa as a project for her son's third grade class, using the countries of origin and Christmas cookies of his classmates families. Today, she lives with her family in the Northern Rockies where there's always a white Christm