That Terrible Night Santa Got Lost in the Woods

by Larry L. King

Austin, 1981. 29p., ill., boards, oblong 9x8. The story in slightly different form, originally appeared in the Washington Post. It tells of King's father becoming lost in a snowcovered landscape on Christmas Eve while returning from town with a present for the four-year-old author to be. King is best known as coauthor of the hit musical comedy, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Cartoonist Oliphant, whose honors include a Pulitzer Prize, helps the reader to visualize the surroundings with ten powerful pen and ink sketches. Signed by Larry L. King.

29 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1981

About the author

Larry L. King (January 1, 1929 –December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning and Dolly Parton.