Ages 7-12.    Letters from Father Christmas is a gorgeous, full-color, festive volume Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and "authenticity" of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas. featuring a wealth of letters and illustrations that Tolkien created for his children.       208 pages hc