How Santa Really Works

Have you ever wondered how Santa knows

exactly when you fall asleep?

Does he really have time to check if

every single child's been naughty or nice?

And do the naughty

kids actually end up with coal?

How Santa Really Works

has the real scoop on how Santa does what he does so well.

Publishers Weekly

The science behind Santa's magic is revealed in How Santa Really Works by Alan Snow. In a format established with his bestselling How Dogs Really Work!, Snow devotes a spread to answering burning questions (such as "How does Santa know what you want?") and packs the pages with chatty elves that attend Christmas College for Elves, spy on hordes of naughty children and man posts in Santa's Production and Dispatch departments. Clever touches such as global gift transporters disguised as stray islands and elephants typify the droll humor. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Alan Snow has worked in design, animation, and is the illustrator of Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe by Andrea Perry and is the author and illustrator of How Dogs Really Work, The Truth About Cats, and How Santa Really Works.

Here Be Monsters! is his first novel and is the start of an incredible illustrated journey into the weird and astonishing world of Ratbridge. He, however, lives in Bath, England.