Did you know JRR Tolkien wrote Father Christmas (Santa) letters to his children every year? The video below, shows some of the letters and illustrations from a new book about it.
Happy Holidays!
Below are a couple of videos of book-themed holiday trees. The first has adult books and the second has kid’s books. There are more on my YouTube channel.
Finally, INTO THE LAND OF SNOWS is on sale this month. $.99 Kindle and $9.99 Print.
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Finally! It took forever, from hearing the library ordered Down the Treacle Well until it was placed on the shelves.
Description:
While visiting a museum in England, Ben and Kyle experience the extraordinary. Gazing at the Alfred Jewel, an ancient Anglo-Saxon artifact, they watch as it spins, contorts, and evaporates from its case, taking them with it.
Whisked back to Victorian England, the brothers are shocked to find themselves sprawled on the floor before Mr. Charles Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland.
They soon learn that the famous author’s muse, Alice, is missing. Alice has used the Alfred Jewel to enter Wonderland and, by so doing, has upset the time continuum. The only way for the boys to return home is to locate Alice and return her safely.
But Wonderland is a strange and dangerous place…
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Update: May 10th: The winner was drawn today. KDKH was the winner and has been notified. Thanks to all who entered!
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Today (May 4th) is Alice’s (of Wonderland fame) birthday! This is a photo of Alice Liddell.
In 1862, the Rev. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), who was a mathematics don at Oxford, took three little neighbor girls out for a ride on a boat. On a hot, sunny July day, and in the company of his friend, Robinson Duckworth, the professor began to spin yet another fantastic story for the amusement of the girls. Alice, who was ten at the time, begged Mr. Dodgson to write down the tale for her. She was presented with a handwritten copy of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, illustrated by the author during Christmas 1864. That copy resides in the British Museum and is probably the most famous book in all children’s literature. The next year the rest of the world welcomed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland into history.
To celebrate Alice’s birthday, I’ll be giving away one E-book of Down the Treacle Well. To enter the drawing, leave a comment below. Contest closes Friday, May 10th at 12:00 (MST).
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Although I’ve known the book was in bookstores, this is the first time I’ve seen it on shelves. This is the Tattered Cover, Denver.
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Final Countdown To Launch- Down the Treacle Well (Nov 7th): Announcements! Review magazine, early reviewers, book trailer, cake, a book horoscope (really? REALLY!!).
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