What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

This is so vague, I don't think there are any spoilers. I had a book as a child and don't really remember much. Some of my memories of this could be wrong so any help or direction you can give would be awesome!

I remember a book that I believe was about finding alphabet letters to spell out a word or a message. I could be wrong on that. It was a picture book and had some bright colored bubble type letters, I remember snow being on them. I believe it had to do with Saint Nicholas or another name for Santa (not santa).

I'm sorry this is so vague but it was a long time ago (early 80's is when I had it). Again, some of this could be made up in my head so if you have any guesses at all, please fire away!

Thanks in advance.

Anyone even have a random guess to throw out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know it's very vague, sorry!

Veetzvino, the bump period is 30 days - unless you have more details to add.

Could it be I Spy Christmas by Jean Marzollo? I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles

Or I Spy Something Christmas by Josh Lanyon?

I Spy Something Christmas

Or Can You See What I See? by Walter Wick Can You See What I See?: The Night Before Christmas: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve

Thank you for your two responses. I really appreciate you taking a stab at it. They however are not the one I'm looking for. It wasn't a hidden images type book. I want to say the main character was going to different locations, grabbing the letter he found, then bringing them back somewhere (maybe the north pole or his house or something) and then it spelled something out. I remember the letters being a cartoonish block style letter and had snow on them maybe. I know I have very few facts to give you all, but thanks so much for anything you can guess.

Santa's Book of Names ? It was published in the early 90s, however.
Description:A young boy who has trouble reading helps Santa with his yearly rounds and receives a special Christmas present.

Do you remember anything about the illustrations? Black and white, colorful, full page, etc?

Tab - that was a great guess. Has many of the aspects I mentioned. I would say it was more colorful. I believe it was probably all full page illustrations. I believe the letters were pretty brightly colored. They were colorful 3 dimensional letters. That's what stood out.

This would be an example of the letters. Going off memory, I think the letters in the book had a little brighter colors and maybe a little more rounded/bubbly.

http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/illu...

I had a book like that. The protagonist went to different places, meeting different people and learning about different Christmas customs, finally bringing Santa letters that spelled the word "Peace".

This book was a book which you could order as a customized version, with your own name and your friends' names featuring. So, in my case, the protagonist was me ;-).
However, you would probably remember the customizing... still, it's possible that
a) you had a 2nd hand-version with somebody else's name, so you never knew it was a customized book
or
b) it also got published as a "normal" book.

If my description rings a bell, I can find out more.
By the way, I'm German, so the book might have been published differently in another country.

Good luck with the search - I've also lost track of a Christmas book I had as a child, and it's maddening.

Boy that sounds right and I think it may have spelled peace! Any info you have on it would be great.

I'm visiting a relative this weekend, but I'll look it up when I'm home. Would be glad to help!

Okay, I've got it in my hands right now ;-). Unfortunately, it's seriously lacking in bibliographical information. The only thing I can find is "Copyright by Me-Books 1973". The German title is "Mein schönstes Weihnachten" (literally, "My most beautiful Christmas", or better: "My best Christmas ever"), which is also the last sentence in the book: "It was Amena's best Christmas ever!" No German publishing house is mentioned, but on the back cover it says "Mein Buch".
It's possible that it was published by Quelle, a German catalogue firm, as I know that my parents bought personalized books there for my cousins in later years. I'd say my book is from the early to mid-80s.
I hope that helps somehow! Good luck!

Veetzvino, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

Still looking for this one?

Lobstergirl wrote: "Veetzvino, are you still looking for this or did you find it?"

No response; moving to Abandoned.

I found this book! It's called "My Special Christmas", a personalized story about you and Santa.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

I ended up finding one on eBay and have been reading it to my kids every year around Christmas. Thanks for all your help!

Great! Glad you found your book, VitoLB. Thanks for the update.