title: Santa Claws: The Christmas Crab
author:  Priscilla Cummings 
description: Priscilla Cummings - A former newspaper reporter and magazine writer, Cummings is the author of many books for children. She grew up on a dairy farm in western Massachusetts and received a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of New Hampshire. As a reporter for 12 years, Cummings covered a variety of topics and has been awarded several journalism awards, one of which is the UPIs Journalist of the Year for Virginia in 1980. Recently she won Metro-Washington Association for Childhood Education Internationals literary award, which recognizes her efforts to promote literacy and help young readers develop an awareness and a sense of responsibility for taking care of their precious natural resource, the Chesapeake Bay. <P>Illustrator: Marcy Dunn Ramsey - Artist and longtime illustrator of childrens books, Ramsey is a graduate of Emmanuel College where she earned a bachelor of arts degree. Currently she lives with her family on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She has been painting and drawing all her life, and since beginning her illustrator career in 1988 has produced over 50 books. Her long experience with children has helped her keep in tune with their likes and dislikes. Ramseys greatest efforts are at communicating a sense of humor, excitement, and spontaneity in her work that encourages children to continue their discovery of the magic of reading
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  Becoming Mrs. Claws – A Tallean Mates Novella
  By Lynnea Lee
   
  Copyright © 2020 Lynnea Lee
   
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or used in whole or in
  part, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording, or
  otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher.
   
  This is a work of fiction and the characters and incidents found within are products of the
  author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to persons, living or
  deceased, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
   
  
  Contents
  Contents
  Becoming Mrs. Claws
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Epilogue
  AUTHOR’S NOTE
  ALSO BY AUTHOR
   
  
   
   
  Becoming Mrs. Claws
  The weather outside is frightful…and so are his claws!
  Christmas is coming to Reka 5—well, it’s the winter solstice, but we’re calling it Christmas–and
  my job is to bring back the perfect Christmas trees. No problem, rig