4c0090 christmas with mother goose #nn

This issue is an anthology featuring Mother Goose and Santa Claus stories illustrated by Walt Kelly. The opening sequence depicts Santa and his reindeer eluding detection as they prepare Christmas deliveries, with references to classic nursery rhyme characters like Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen. "The Christmas Problem of the Woman in the Shoe" retells the traditional nursery rhyme, showing how the old woman with forty-two children faces the challenge of providing Christmas gifts and toys when she can barely afford to make socks for them. A subsequent story shows Santa receiving Christmas requests from children, including one girl who needs a new doll chair and a husband seeking to give his wife a fine Christmas gift, ultimately leading Santa to help provide both a new house and holiday cheer.