Believe it or not we have officially entered the holiday season. As we plan our Thanksgiving menus (for those in the U.S.) and write our Christmas lists our thoughts turn to home and to the friends and family who make our lives complete.
WOW! is very happy to kick off your holidays with a modern day classic tale called The Christmas Village.
In this story, Jamie is having a difficult time because his father recently left and nothing feels right. While staying at his grandparent’s home for Christmas, Jamie’s attention keeps going to his grandmother’s miniature Christmas Village where everything seems so perfect. One night, Jamie is magically drawn into the little village, and he finds that things are not always as they seem. Can Jamie help his friends? Will he ever find his way home?
It’s a winter adventure for the child in each of us—but instead of telling you about it I want to show you!
I just love that book trailer!
The Christmas Village is available at Smashwords and at Amazon in print and for Kindle.
Paperback: 198 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (October 2011)
ISBN-10: 1463646259
Hashtag: #TCVllg
Book Giveaway Contest: If you would like to win a copy of The Christmas Village, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, November 10th at 11:59 PM, PST. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #TCVllg, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post on the following day Friday, November 11th. Good luck!
About the Author: The Christmas Village is Melissa Goodwin’s first novel, but Melissa has been writing for children for some time now in publications such as Fun for Kidz, Boys’ Quest and Hopscotch for Girls. In addition to writing for children’s publications, Melissa writes articles targeted at the opposite end of the age spectrum. She’s fun and friendly, she’s a restorative yoga instructor, and she’s married to an artist! I just can’t wait for you to meet her.
Stay in touch with Melissa at:
Melissa Ann Goodwin: http://writeryogini.blogspot.com/
The Christmas Village: http://thechristmasvillagebook.blogspot.com/
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Christmas-Village/243381569015162
27 Comments on Melissa Ann Goodwin Launches The Christmas Village: Tour and Giveaway, last added: 11/10/2011
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WOW! is very happy to kick off your holidays with a modern day classic tale called The Christmas Village.
In this story, Jamie is having a difficult time because his father recently left and nothing feels right. While staying at his grandparent’s home for Christmas, Jamie’s attention keeps going to his grandmother’s miniature Christmas Village where everything seems so perfect. One night, Jamie is magically drawn into the little village, and he finds that things are not always as they seem. Can Jamie help his friends? Will he ever find his way home?
It’s a winter adventure for the child in each of us—but instead of telling you about it I want to show you!
I just love that book trailer!
The Christmas Village is available at Smashwords and at Amazon in print and for Kindle.
Paperback: 198 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (October 2011)
ISBN-10: 1463646259
Hashtag: #TCVllg
Book Giveaway Contest: If you would like to win a copy of The Christmas Village, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, November 10th at 11:59 PM, PST. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #TCVllg, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post on the following day Friday, November 11th. Good luck!
About the Author: The Christmas Village is Melissa Goodwin’s first novel, but Melissa has been writing for children for some time now in publications such as Fun for Kidz, Boys’ Quest and Hopscotch for Girls. In addition to writing for children’s publications, Melissa writes articles targeted at the opposite end of the age spectrum. She’s fun and friendly, she’s a restorative yoga instructor, and she’s married to an artist! I just can’t wait for you to meet her.
Stay in touch with Melissa at:
Melissa Ann Goodwin: http://writeryogini.blogspot.com/
The Christmas Village: http://thechristmasvillagebook.blogspot.com/
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Christmas-Village/243381569015162
27 Comments on Melissa Ann Goodwin Launches The Christmas Village: Tour and Giveaway, last added: 11/10/2011
A simpler time so often seems to be a thing of the past, but we can strive to achieve it and thereby nuture and protect the innocence of children. This sounds like a lovely book. Thank you for the interview.
I agree with Cindy!!! Really interesting book)!
Cindy and Buy Research - thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. I think the draw of simpler is powerful these days. So nice to meet you both.
I have read this book and highly recommend it for both kids and the young at heart. The book is filled with excitement, mystery and wonderful interaction of the characters. It brought joy - laughter - excitement and yes tears to my eyes. A wonderful book for all ages.
The trailer is absolutely FANTASTIC!!
I am still a kid at heart -- especially when it comes to Christmas!
I'd love to be the lucky winner of this book and be transported along with Jamie's.
Loved the trailer too - has me in the mood to begin decking the halls!
Best,
~ Lee
Very inspiring! I am going to get a copy, but perhaps I can win an extra gift for a grandchild. Thanks for sharing the hope and truth of the season.
I love reading and sharing Christmas stories and this looks like a good one to pass on to my grandchildren!
What a wonderful interview! I love the trailer and just went to Amazon and purchased the book after reading this. Melissa you have a beautiful heart. Enjoy the RV adventures!
This would be a wonderful book for my granddaughter and I would love to win it for her.
Thanks for the chance to win it.
cenya2 at hotmail dot com
It's just an incredible story!
What a nice interview, and I very much look forward to reading this book. Thank you!
Lee: My brilliant nephew is a film student at Columbia, and he created that video!
KMK and Tracy Jo: Thank you so much! I love giving books away, but we writers need income too :-) Helps make sure I can write the NEXT book. xo
LuAnn: I hope they love it!
Marjorie: Best of luck!
Dissertations: Thanks for stopping by :-)
Amanda, thanks for coming and for the kind words.
Everyone: Thanks for coming by and good luck to everyone with the drawing!
~ Melissa
Looks like a great book.
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I've been away from completing the first draft of my project for a couple months and I was happy that I stopped by. Your story's an inspiration to me (though I might have a year or two on you).
HI SLB334, Thanks for coming by!
Dollsstory: You'll want to read my post about Late Blooming on 11/11 at the capability Mom blog...never too late! Wishing you much luck with your project. :-)
I can't wait to read the book. What a unique story line! Now I know what I want for Christmas...besides the book....I want to start collecting pieces for my own Christmas Village! Thank you for the inspiration!
Ckalmes1 - the funniest part is that I started with one piece (a lighthouse) and told my husband, "It's just this one piece, I promise I won't get a whole village." Famous last words :-)
My perfect gift would be for my kids (ages 14 to 30) to buy me a piece of the village every year as a token of something special they remember of their childhood.
Sounds like a wonderful read. Great interview! I think the RV trip will be so much fun! We plan to do that sometime when we are back in the US...thinking it would be a great way to visit many places and friends!
What a delight to have published this new title just in time for the holidays!
Like the setting!
Ckalmes1: Now that I have a fairly complete village, I truly love it. I also love that it's a bit of a mishmash!
raisingmytcks:I've heard that many people from abroad like to rent RVs - it's a great way to go all over. I'm very excited about it!
Patricia: Thanks, yes, the timing was perfect.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment! I look forward to visiting all your blogs. I hope the book will delight you and the young folks in your lives!
Melissa, I enjoyed your interview; thank you for sharing your story and thoughts. Growing up, we had a mishmash village. As you'll see in the comments on my blog, my mom now has a fairly uniform village, but my sister and I like to remind her of the mishmash days by sneaking in odd figurines or larger than "village size" items from hot pads to pine cones! She pretends to be upset, but it's all in good holiday family fun! Your book brought back a lot of fun memories for me. Happy to be participating in your tour! J.C.
J.C. That's hilarious! I can totally see my husband sticking a Gumby figure into my scene one day...:-)
Thanks for offering the giveaway this close to Christmas
vmkids3 at msn do com
Valerie - good luck!
Great trailer! Definitely a book I'll get for my grandson. Sounds like it could become a classic like Polar Express!
Best of luck Melissa!
Cindy
Sounds great! I would love to read this along with my girls. thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com