More Pages from the Red Suit Diaries: A Real-Life Santa Shares Hopes, Dreams, and Childlike Faith

by Ed Butchart

Tom Brokaw said it best: This Santa "can only be described as the real thing." With warmth, humor, and wonder, Ed Butchart shares more stories from his life as a professional Santa Claus in More Pages from the Red Suit Diaries. Readers who open this heartwarming book will find themselves transfixed. From the devastating loss of his beloved "Mrs. Claus" to revisiting old friends to making new ones, this Santa shares his experiences with readers looking for some Christmas spirit. Woven throughout is a faith--and a joy of giving--that energizes Butchart's mission to spread love to all kinds of children and adults. This fun-spirited, inspirational read will delight collectors of Christmas books and anyone who's a child at heart.

Genres: Christmas, Christian, Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Matt Spaulding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, but not as good as the first one. Some repeated stories. Overall still an enjoyable look into the wonderful kindness and generosity of the author to bolster your spirits.

[Cindy Geno · Rating 2 out of 5]

#23 A book with a red spine #40 A book you bought an a trip #49 A book you got from a used book sale

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed, I cried. This Santa’s stories are very emotional to read.

[Rhonda · Rating 2 out of 5]

predictable
liked it fine... just more of same over and over...

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book offered more of stories like those from the first book but also some updates...
Very touching and lovely book. Definitely read it after the first one.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the first book of Butchart's last Christmas and purchased this one a few months later but decided to save it until this Christmastime. This book differs from the original because Butchart doesn't spend as much time introducing himself and how he came to be Santa. Sadly, another main difference is that his Mrs. Claus, aka wife Annie, has passed on since the last book. Butchart does introduce us to a little people family towards the end of the book who work as his elves, so Santa is not alone even without his Mrs. Claus.
As in the other book, the author also focuses on his other chief endeavor, providing wheelchairs and other mobility aids to individuals with disabilities at no cost to the recipients. While he is not dressed as Santa Claus and having the needy individuals make their requests while sitting on his lap, it is a year-round continuation of his mission to deliver on God's will. He is a man of great faith and makes it clear that being Santa and founding the organization to help the disabled means more to him than any 'job' he ever held.
The only downside to this book is that it is short, which I probably said about the first volume too. He shares many anecdotes about special people and encounters he met in both ventures, but I suspect there are many more and I'd have loved to read them. That said, it was a nice quick book to read during dinner and was broken down into segments that enabled me to set it down when needed.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: MORE PAGES FROM THE RED SUIT DIARIES
Author: Ed Butchart
Publisher: Revell
2008
ISBN: 978-0-8007-1904-3
Genre: Inspirational/memoirs

MORE PAGES FROM THE RED SUIT DIARIES follows a real-life Santa as he shares hopes, dreams and child-like faith. Ed Butchart works as well as other personals, but even as, say a railroad engineer, he is always identified as Santa.

As Santa he has made impacts on many children’s and adults from all different walks of life, and even helped out when tragedy touched the families. Mr. Butchart shares story after story about how he has reached others, and how many people are convinced that he truly is Santa.

I usually avoid memoirs, but I did enjoy reading Mr. Butchart’s collection. He has a sense of humor that is evident in the pages of the book and it is touching how he does seem to care for the children and adults he meets, and even prays for them.

If you are looking for the “real Santa” and want to know stories from his experience, then look up MORE PAGES FROM THE RED SUIT DIARIES. It is available at www.amazon.com and other booksellers. $15.99 hardcover. 207 pages.

[Barbara Mahoney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last year at Christmas time I read "Red Suit Diaries" and enjoyed it. It is a book about Ed Butchart, a "real life" Santa - who for many years worked as a Santa in Georgia. The book contained amusing and touching stories about children's visits to Santa. Through his work as Santa, Ed met families in need of wheelchairs. He was handy and started to fix them in his garage and gave them to people in need. Eventually, he founded a non-profit to serve the needs of disabled people - providing wheelchairs, rides to doctor visits, etc. Ed tells stories of the disabled people he meets and serves. I recommend reading this book first.

This year, I read the sequel "More Pages From the Red Suit Diaries." It is a continuation of Ed's work as Santa and the growth and development of his organization to serve the disabled. It contains more stories about Santa visits with children and the disabled people he serves. He also tells a story about the little people who serve as elves.

Both books are very uplifting and inspiring. The world would be a much better place if there were more people like Ed in it!

This is a heartwarming book to read at Christmas time.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heartwarming sequel volume to the original Red Suit Diaries, about the experiences of real-life Santa Claus Ed Butchart. Mr. Butchart is the founder of FODAC, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, and he has also been the Stone Mountain (GA) Santa Claus for nearly two decades. In this sequel, he not only brings us more funny and heartfelt stories of his experiences with children, but also offers a variety of stories about his experiences providing wheelchairs and other services to people of all sorts, from children to the elderly. It will make you laugh, bring tears to your eyes, and fill your heart with the desire to make a difference to thos who are in need. Recommended to anyone with a stony heart that needs softening...

[Becki]

In this book are the memories of a real-life santa. Ed Butchart not only plays the role of Santa at Christmas time, but he is Santa all year long to those who are disabled and need wheel-chairs. He looks like Santa, for sure. Plus, he started and runs a non-profit that accepts donated wheelchairs, refurbishes them, and gives them away again. The book is full of heart-warming stories; some will make you laugh while others make you reach for the kleenex.\n\nWonderful! It is in short pieces which easily hold your attention. I definitely want to read the first book now.

[Gregandemy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read, nice for the holidays. A memoir of very quickly told stories- some are funny, some touching, some inspiring, but none would hold anything on their own. What makes the book worth reading is the spirit felt from the storyteller. He truly loves others and serves them in everything he does. I enjoyed the short recap on the origins of Santa Claus. Butchart truly personifies Santa all year long and that is what was made this book special.

[Diane Sugars · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, I have to say that this book was not what I thought it would be. It was not full of heartwarming tales of Christmas wonder, instead it was more about this man's nonprofit organization. Although I applaud him in that venture, in this book, I was looking for, as I said it before, tales of heartwarming Christmas time stories.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know it's post-Christmas, but I am just getting around to readin the pile of new Christmas books that I got this year. I like this one and would like to go back and read the first one.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a touching book of stories that talk about people that the writer has meet thru playing Santa Claus or working with disabled people. He has the true spirit of Christmas all year long.

[Yvonne Flint · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sweet, not deep.

[SouthWestZippy · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this book! He is very open and honest and REAL.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a great book!!