The Red Suit Diaries (By Ed Butchart, Revell, division of Baker Book House, $15.99) It’s better if you don’t wait until Christmas to open this package. Professional Santa Ed Butchard shares how he found God and began to serve others in inspiring ways. He first donned the Santa suit as a teen to surprise his little niece, later joined the Marines and eventually began working for a medical diagnostic company. He started a charity, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, eventually returning to the Santa role when he needed to supplement his income. This book recalls some of his more memorable encounters with children.