Miracle on 34th Street

Name: Miracle on 34th Street
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Valentine Davies
ISBN: 9781614674863

Author: Valentine Davies, Todd Strasser

Narrator: Carl Reiner

Abridged: 1 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.

Published: 12/01/1994

Categories: Children's Fiction, Holiday Stories

Synopsis

Do you believe in Santa Claus? You will after you've experienced this magical Christmas classic that pits cynics against Santa-believers. Miracle on 34th Street begins when a last-minute replacement in the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade claims to be the genuine Santa. Is he the real thing or just a charlatan in a red fuzzy coat? In a classic courtroom climax, the department store's Kris Kringle must convince everyone, including a skeptical little girl named Susan Walker, that Santa Claus really does exist.

About Valentine Davies

Valentine Davies (1905 – 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. He wrote the story for the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, which was given screen treatment by director George Seaton and received an Academy Award for Best Story. He also novelized the story, publishing a novella in conjunction with the film release.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Candi on December 30, 2018

"Can’t you let yourself believe in people like Kris—in fun and joy and love and all the other intangibles?" Kris Kringle may seem like just another resident at the nursing home, but what is so special about him is that he looks uncannily like our image of Santa Claus… not only that, he believes hims......more

Goodreads review by Werner on May 24, 2017

First airing in theaters in 1947, and based on a story by Valentine Davies (though the actual screenplay was by George Seaton) Miracle on 34th St. is one of America's better-known and beloved classic Christmas movies. In contrast, the novelization, done by Davies himself, is so little known that I h......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on December 14, 2023

3⭐ Genre ~ children's fiction for ages 4-9 Setting ~ NYC Publication date ~ October 2, 2018 Est page Count ~ 32 Audio length ~ 16 minutes Narrator ~ George Newbern Gave Libby a peruse at 4:16 am for some Christmas audios in hopes of lulling me back to sleep. I figured I could spare 16 minutes while I stare......more

Goodreads review by Flybyreader on December 13, 2020

Bells jingling for this amazingly heart-warming Christmas-oozing book. I can literally smell the gingerbread cookies, feel the snowy winter, hear the sleigh bells and taste its unique sweetness. Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for and I’m in love with it! My heart is like a marshmellow right......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 31, 2018

"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to." Doris is straight-forward and frank in her style of parenting and as such Doris tells Susan, her young daughter, that Santa Claus is not real. When Kris Kringle begins to work as Macy's Santa and tells everyone that he is the real San......more