Books Stan Lee's Superhero Christmas By Chang December 17, 2004 - 14:56 Katherine Tegen Books Writer(s): Stan Lee Penciller(s): Tim Jessel Cover Artist(s): Tim Jessel ISBN: 978-0060565602 CAN $19.99, 32 pages It is Christmas Eve. Santa is held captive by the evil Ice King. What would Christmas be like without Santa and his generous gifts? I like happy ending in children’s books. Imagine the children’s reaction for a moment when their favourite Christmas is just about to be destroyed. It is therefore wise of Stan Lee to introduce super heroes in this book as rescuers, thus arousing children’s interest in super hero characters. The fact that making their mom and dad into super heroes makes it even more appealing to the children. The book emphasizes too much on glorifying the super heroes, thus diverting from the main themes - Christmas and family matter. The family fun is only implied but does not have enough emphasis. It is up to the parents to draw that conclusion when reading the book to their children. Nonetheless, the story does give children something to hope for during bad times. The illustration is imaginative and colourful. I would not pay CAN $19.99 for this book, because it is most likely a one-time book that you read to your child. One thing the author does really well is that he makes both mom and dad into super hero figures, so the content is neutral from that perspective! © Copyright 2002-2019 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.