Children's Books

Title: A Christmas Business

Summary:

Two week’s after Christmas, the town of Snowville is buzzing with excitement. The town’s factrory had closed in December so ervrybody was jobless. Santa visited the town on Christmas Eve and asked if he could re-open the factory to make toys for the increasing number of kids. Todayt was the day, and Snowville was eager to get back to work. The story of saving Snowville is led by Eustace, the eleven year old son of an inventor, who solves problems as they arise between Santa’s business model and that of the town. The story is written in beautiful rhyming verse with amazing near photo-realistic illustrations by award wining illustrator Dan O’Leary. The themes of creativity and solving problems are appropriate for STEM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) at the elementary school level. The presence of elves, reindeer, and even Santa make this a joyful book for the holiday season.

A Christmas Business

Title: Eustice & The Christmas Swim (Picture Book Version)

Summary:

Eustace Stout is an eleven-year-old boy, whose father is an inventor and toymaker. They live in the town of Snowville where all the people are out of work due to Global Warming causing the factory to close. Since he has so many toys, Eustace does not want any for Christmas. So he writes a Christmas list to Santa asking to bring jobs to Snowville, and tells his dad that for Christmas he wants to go swimming in the lake, which, unfortunately, is totally frozen. He asks his dad to invent a lake heating tool, but dad is too busy, so Eustace decides to find a way to unfreeze the lake by himself (withhisdogWidget). What happens next is a delightful story for all ages, with an ending that summons the joy and magic of Christmas. The creativity of an eleven-year-old boy not only fulfills Eustace’s wish to go swimming, but also saves the town of Snowville!

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Eustice & The Christmas Swim (Picture Book Version)

Title: Eustice & The Christmas Swim (Rhyming Verse Version)

Summary:

It‘s almost Christmas, and when the factory closes in the town of Snowville, people are out of work and feeling down. Eleven-year-old Eustace writes a letter to Santa to help the townsfolk by bringning jobs instead of toys. After not hearing from Santa, he begins his own mission to cheer up Snowville with a holiday swim-in the middle of winter!

The Christmas Swim, written by Remo Perini, conceived by Martyn Thrussell, and magnificently illustrated by Danny O’Learly, is a delightfully inventive story of how one boy’s selflessness affects all around him. Eustace’s father is an inventor and toymaker, but melting the lake is what he wants for Christmas. As his father sets off to go shopping in town on Christmas Eve day, Eustace brainstorms about how to unfreeze the lake and puts his plan into action. Determined, Eustace uses inventive ways to melt the lake’s winter ice, and when one idea doesn’t work, Eustace is on to the next and the next, making improvements until, at last, the lake’s ice begins to melt.

Upon his return from town, Eustace, his dad, and their dof Widget go for a much derved swim in thhe lake. Steam rising up can be seen from town, so some townsfolk came by to check out the fuss and were delighted to see that the lake is not frozen! They jump in to join in the fun, cannonballing and frolicking, and an air of joy permeates the once depressed community. A spontaneous round of Christmas songs emerge from their happy voices.

Eustace and the Christmas Swim will delight young readers in poring over the incredibly detailed and captivating illustrations created by artist Danny O’Leary. Children will enjoy examining each skillfully crafted page to discover objects throughout. Eustace and the Christmas Swim is a book that families and educators of young children can turn to again and again with renewed fascination.

The Rhyming verse version is for older readers 8-11 and the picture book version is for young readers or for adults to read to younger children. The French, Italian, and Spanish versions were developed from the picture book text.

Eustice & The Christmas Swim (Rhyming Verse Version)

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