Don't Park on the Roof

About the Book

High on a New York City rooftop Santa Claus slides down a chimney with his sack of toys. It is his last stop before the reindeer fly him home to the North Pole. But when Santa returns to the roof, the reindeer and the sleigh are gone. He takes off on a bus in pursuit and then transfers to a horse drawn carriage. When the trail goes dead in Times Square, he switches to a leaky party balloon for an air search that ends with a scary landing. Even a tip from the Statue of Liberty doesn't lead to his reindeer. Just when it seems all hope is lost, Santa finds out that sometimes the wrong road guides you home.

About the Author

Barbara Bustetter Falk was born in Hollywood, California. She is a self taught nonacademic painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout the world. Her paintings are in many public and private collections. She is the author and illustrator of "Grusha" and "Gardener Pig" and illustrator of "Same Wind" and "Animal Lingo". "Cats", a miniature book of prints from her original paintings, designed and hand bound by Gabrielle Fox, is available in a limited edition. Barbara Falk's work was selected for "The Very Best of Children's Book Illustration", compiled by the Society of Illustrators in New York City. She lives in Tucson, Arizona Helen Kandel Hyman was born in New York City. During her long professional career she was a dramatic script writer for CBS, a children's book editor and wrote articles on many subjects. She co-authored "Growing Old Together" and "You and Your Aging Parent", which have been translated into many languages. She died in her Westport, Connecticut home in 2006.