The Story Behind A Friend for Christmas
I have always loved Christmas and each year for as long as I can remember I have written a short Christmas story for my family. These stories eventually found their way into two published Christmas books. Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries, Book 1 and Book 2. Both books are available on Amazon all over the world.
But in the last couple of years I have been writing children’s stories about Christmas. Why? I don’t really know. Maybe it’s because I’m a grandfather now or maybe it’s because I’m getting older. In any case, the stories started, and they keep coming. Somehow I am drawn to writing these little, fun Christmas stories for children.
What I’ve discovered is that while they are written for children, maybe they’re not really for children at all, although children can read them. Maybe they are for all of us, to remind us of the joy that we felt at Christmas when we were children. If I could capture that and put it in a bottle, it would be a best-seller, for sure. Since I can’t do that, I try and put that spirit into these Christmas books and hope that others will feel it, too.
The fun part about writing children’s books is that you don’t have convince kids things like whether or not animals can talk. To their mind, why can’t rabbits or beavers or cats talk? Children are open to the possibilities, especially younger ones. That’s before we teach them rationale thought and not to believe everything that people tell them.
The two biggest things about writing a book for children in my opinion are that we shouldn’t deliberate scare or frighten them, and that they should always have a happy ending. The world is scary enough for little people. And if there really is something that should be afraid of, like crossing a busy street, we teach them to look both ways before crossing. And we try and get through the sometimes-scary parts quickly, so they see that they can be brave and do that too.
A Friend for Christmas is available all over the world on Amazon
Title: A Friend for Christmas
Author: Mike Martin
Publication Date: October 20, 2023
Pages: 36
Genre: Children's
Good things come to those who face their fears.
Robbie Rabbit lived in a warren in a big city with his wife Rowena Rabbit and their nine kits. He called it their rabbit apartment. Robbie and his family were hunkering down for winter when an unexpected visitor makes an appearance.
A Friend for Christmas is the heartwarming tale of a very brave rabbit who faces his fears and makes a new friend at the magical time of the year. He learns that friends can come in all shapes and sizes and Robbie and his family discover the joy of Christmas.
This beautifully illustrated book is suitable for children of all ages. Especially those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
“This lovely fable tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a family of rabbits and a gray cat named Whisper. In these war-torn times, it’s an important reminder of our innate ability to choose live over fear.” – Amazon
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Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand. He is the award-winning and best-selling author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 13 books in this light mystery series with the publication of All That Glitters.
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