Finding the Baby Jesus by Kimball
Fisher
After being forced to wear lederhosen
for the annual holiday card picture, twelve-year-old Chris thinks
that the least his parents can do is get him the Tony Hawk skateboard
he wants for Christmas. But when he recovers the hand-carved Baby
Jesus that everyone thought had been destroyed in a fire the year his
Grandma died, Chris realizes that some gifts are even more important
than skateboards.
When the author had to discontinue a
cherished tradition of reading Christmas stories out loud with his
family and holiday guests each week in December, he wrote Finding the
Baby Jesus. He had been unable to locate enough meaningful stories
that could be read in a single sitting with wiggly children.
Praise for Finding the Baby
Jesus:
“Tender and true, this warm Christmas
tale brought tears to my eyes.”
–Heather Vogel Frederick, author of
the much-beloved Mother-Daughter Book Club series and Oregon Book
Award winner for The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed
“A touching story that speaks to the
importance of family, giving, and the true spirit of
Christmas.”
–Matthew Kirby, author of Icefall,
winner of the Edgar Allen Poe and the Pen Center USA Literary Awards
for Children’s Literature
“Deeply moving. Poignant.”
–Deborah Halverson, former editor at
Harcourt Children’s Books and author of Honk If You Hate Me, a
Gayle McCandliss Literary Award Winner
"The perfect little book to tuck
away with your Christmas things and bring out year after year to read
with family. As mother to three boys, I can't imagine a better
protagonist than Chris. His typical teenage attitude followed by the
softening of his heart towards a friend teaches a poignant and very
relatable lesson on the true meaning of Christmas."
–Amazon review
"After I read this short story I
felt like I had read a novel--every sentence is packed with action
and imagery. I was emotionally connected to the characters, and the
story is touching. I didn't see the plot twist at the end coming! A
great story to read every Christmas."
–Amazon review
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Author Kimball Fisher
Kimball Fisher writes novels for young
readers. He is also a best-selling business author, professional
speaker, and management consultant. Some of his past jobs include:
sailboat builder, ghost writer (not as scary as it sounds),
illustrator, and factory manager (more scary than it sounds). For fun
he builds furniture, stained-glass windows, and writing pens.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Humanities (with minors in English, Asian Studies, and
Japanese), and a Master of Organizational Behavior degree from
Brigham Young University. He and his amazing wife Reenie live in
Portland, Oregon, where they have seen pheasants, coyotes, and a
bobcat in their own backyard.
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