by James J. Briles
T his is a story for parents as much as for children wrestling with answers to the following questions:
Why is Santa's beard artificial? Answer: Santa's beard is REAL. But because newly appointed Santa's Helpers don't always have nice full beards, the Elves make beards for them to wear until they can grow one that Santa approves.
How does Santa know where everyone lives? He uses a computer.
Why are some toys made by toy companies like Fisher-Price and Mattel? The elves can't keep up with production, so Santa contracts out for many of the toys -- always, however, under his close watch and direction.
Why are there so many Santas? You need to read the story to get the answer, and it is one you and the children in your life will enjoy.
Santa's Helpers is written in a traditional vein -- no Santas swimming off Miami Beach or attending conferences in Las Vegas or Monte Carlo. No, this is an old-fashioned, family-friendly story that will warm your heart and enrich your Christmas holidays for years to come. Beautifully printed in two colors on high-quality speckled, brown kraft paper. Spiral bound, 30 pages (including cover), eighteen delightful illustrations, and three gatefold pages for even more enjoyment.
Santa's Helpers, paperback, 0-9674249-0-9 $12.00
The Ambassador of Honeycomb Hive
by James J. Briles
This book launches the career of KeeBeeWeeBee, the world's friendliest bee. And for good reason: KeeBeeWeeBee was born without a stinger. That was a problem in the beginning, but one with a very happy ending.
Children will identify with KeeBeeWeeBee's trial of rejection, near death and eventual appointment by the Queen of Honeycomb Hive to the position of Ambassador. A delightful and rewarding story for beginning readers who can follow a story and others up to 8-years of age. Beautifully printed in full color on quality paper. 24-pages, plus die cut cover. 22-illustrations.
KeeBeeWeeBee, paperback, 0-9674249-2-5 $10.95
A collection of children's rhymes
by James J. Briles
Twenty-one original rhymes adored by children and adults alike. Written over the past ten years, this collection runs from the fun and witty to the serious and motivational. Teachers especially like the messages of Waste Not and My Mind. Waste Not is about not wasting your mind away and the latter about the beauty of one's imagination.
Children like them all but seem especially fond of Twit Twit and the Lizard's Ball. Others, however, offer a lot of fun and entertainment. They are: Don't Step on Me; Taffy (Taffy's sticky, mom's picky, daddy doesn't care. When I give my dog a lick, he loses lots of hair.); Snow Signs; To Catch a Bubble (To catch a bubble is a lot of trouble, unless you've a magic net.....); Green Sky; Blessed Thing; Little Thumb; I Like White; Skittering Sunbeams; Rag Tag Mouse; Sparrow, Sparrow; One, Two, Three; Saintly Bear; Pat the Gnat; Tug A Lug; Nail In A Tree; and Ol' Tom Turkey.
Do you get the idea that among these rhymes there are a least a classic or two in the making? Perhaps not, but I speculate that you (or someone you share this book with) will come away with a new rhyme that will play in your mind right alongside the likes of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Jack Be Nimble. Well, I can hope.
Kids Kats Bears & Bugs, paperback, 0-9674249-1-7 $10.95
Two other Christmas books for children are near completion:
The Elves' Christmas Party, starring Spinaround, a central character in the story of Santa's Helpers, and Bucktail Blue, The Reindeer that Couldn't Fly (well sort of). Look for them here.
