I asked the author for a favorite Christmas tradition, song, or book. Enjoy Londa Shupe’s responses.
1. We had a fun local Christmas tree farm that we
would visit every year and pick out our Christmas tree for the season. After we
found the best tree for that year, we would go on a wagon ride, grab some hot
cider, and head inside to sit by a warm fire. We would then come home,
turn on the Christmas music, heat up some hot chocolate, and the girls would
decorate the tree with the ornaments they received from both sets of
Grandparents.
2. My favorite Christmas book is from my
childhood. It is called, "The City that forgot about Christmas"
by Mary P Warren.
3. Silent Night! Is there one
better!?
A Special Request, A Secret Delivery by Londa Shupe, Marina Halak (illustrator)
Published: November
26, 2024 by Blue Balloon Books
Taken from Amazon: How do you celebrate Christmas?
Every family is unique, and sometimes parents’ jobs or even
an illness can mean that a family must open Santa’s presents on a day other
than Christmas. A Special Request, A Secret Delivery is a
charming Christmas tale that provides groundbreaking representation for just
this situation. In this exciting story, a child writes to Santa, informing him
that the family cannot be together on Christmas Day, then sets an elf in the
window as a reminder to deliver presents another time. Ultimately, the children
of the home get to enjoy the welcome sight of presents and a joy-filled family
gathering like everyone else—just on a different day!
Sure to become a new Christmas classic for the
not-so-classic holiday circumstances, A Special Request, A Secret
Delivery is the perfect book for families who appreciate Santa’s
flexible schedule. In the back of the book, children can complete a fun
search-and-find activity with objects that represent some of the many
professions that necessitate Santa’s new schedule, from nurses and doctors to
firefighters and delivery workers. Plus, download and print your own special
color-by-number elf to set on the window each Christmas season!
My Thoughts: This
children’s book is unique in that it tells the story of a traditional Christmas
with an untraditional family. This
family will not be all together on Christmas.
It shows how celebrating Christmas does not have to be done on Christmas
Eve/Day. The holiday should be about
family and being together while also celebrating Christmas.
The illustrations are bright and colorful. I think the child reading this book will
enjoy just paging through the book looking at the pictures. I felt like the illustrations are unique to
the story and I really enjoyed them. They
are not as bright in color as some other Christmas books but they are true to
the story that is being told.
Thank you Blue Balloon Publishing for a copy of the book in
exchange for my honest review.
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Meet the Author: Londa Shupe has been a nurse for over twenty years. She lives in her hometown of Minneapolis, Kansas, where she raised her four daughters with her husband of twenty- seven years. Londa has been thinking about the concept for this book since the first time she had to work during Christmas. Although she knew her job was important, it was always difficult to be away from her family for the holiday, especially since Londa LOVES Christmas and treasures sharing holiday traditions with her family. This inspired her to create a story meant to foster a new tradition for these special families to share—the tradition of setting out an elf to signal to Santa to bring presents on a night when the family can all be together. Londa’s goal is to offer other families a way to celebrate the story of Santa Claus together even when they have to be apart on Christmas Day.
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