Celebrate Naperville and the wonders of the holiday season with your children from the Santa House along the Riverwalk to the coziness of home with a colorful new book that features many of the city’s popular places by name.
Printed by local Naperville publishing house Sourcebooks, Santa is coming to Naperville showcases DuPage County’s oldest city with highlights of historic places and new subdivisions. Youngsters can imagine their favorite attractions as the narrative describes a tour of the thriving town from high above the rooftops on a wintry evening when the jolly old elf and his six reindeer recreate memories in the spirit of the classics.
Every page of this new book is rendered in beautiful pastel illustrations as Santa journeys from the North Pole to your rooftop. Written by Steve Smallman and illustrated by Robert Dunn. Santa is coming to Naperville is sure to become a new holiday tradition—a family vacation, of sorts, right from the comfort of your couch!
The book is $9.99 hardcover, published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (the Naperville publisher’s children’s imprint) and can be found in local bookseller outlets such as Wal-mart, Target, Barnes & Noble and Anderson’s Bookshop.
Be sure to check out the big tree in front of the Naperville Municipal Center with all the colorful lights. After you read Santa is coming to Naperville, you’ll surely wonder what Santa was up to that Christmas Eve!
Note: The Santa House, located at Webster and Jackson along the Riverwalk, is now open weekends through Dec. 22. Saturday and Sunday hours are noon to 6PM. Weekday hours, Monday through Friday, are 4-8PM Dec. 15-22. Admission is free. Photos with Santa will be available for $8 each, two for $15 or three for $20.
A visit to the Santa House is also a great time to discover all the happenings in downtown Naperville and perhaps a stop by a bookstore.
