Hello My friends,
Here is an amazing story one of my dear friends sent me.
Merry Christmas,
Aaron and Kathy
John Brooks
releases the first in a five book children’s holiday series, Bobby
Bright’s Greatest Christmas Ever. Illustrated by five former
Disney/Warner Bros/Hannah-Barbera animation artists, with movie credits
like Toy Story and Lion King, this story about a special little
Christmas tree light bulb will truly makes your holidays shine!
Bobby Bright’s Greatest Christmas Ever
John R. Brooks
Old Farm Press (2006)
ISBN 9780978822705
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (11/06)
This adorable story starts out in a Christmas light bulb
factory where a strand of lights is shocked with an electrical charge
and one of the light bulbs, named Bobby, is infused with magical
powers. The strand of lights is purchased by Mr. and Mrs. McGillicuddy
and over the next nine years, instead of being placed on the front of
the tree, end up at the back of the tree.
On the tenth year Bobby decided that things need to change. He
and his family, whom all talk in Bulbese, were tired of always being
placed in the back and never given the opportunity to shine and be
admired. Bobby’s magical powers gave him the ability to understand
human talk and translated to his family what was happening and being
said by Mr. and Mrs. McGillicuddy.
While in the process of decorating the Christmas tree a chain
of events happen for Mr. and Mrs. McGillicuddy, some humorous, some
sad. By the looks of the events the Bright family string of bulbs will
end up on the back of the tree again.
Bobby, the brightest of the Bright family, comes up with a
plan. He is bound and determined that this year the string of bulbs
will not end up at the back of the tree nor will they go unnoticed.
Implementing his plan, Bobby creates a way to get noticed. It’s not an
easy maneuver for a Christmas light bulb, however, because of Bobby’s
magical powers his plan works.
With anticipation of what will happen next, the Bright family
does have an opportunity to shine and be noticed this year, especially
when Mr. and Mrs. McGillicddy’s son, his wife, and grandson,
Remmington, arrive for Christmas. Remmington notices that the bulbs on
the special tree set up in his room are very different from others.
And, different they are.
‘Bobby Bright’s Greatest Christmas Ever” is a fun chapter book
to read to children. The story teaches imagination, determination,
creativity, and most of all, that if you believe that you can do it,
you can. And, after reading this story you will always wonder if you
have that special magical strand of Christmas tree lights mixed in with
all the others. You probably do, and who knows, maybe this Christmas,
you too will experience the magical powers of the lights. I’m sure I
will.
So my friends, This coming year, I will make sure each of you shine very brightly in front of every one. No one will ever be put in the back or ever be put in a corner as long as I am here. I will display everyones beauty.
Kathy/simikathy.com
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