Santa and The Little Teddy Bear

By Peter Lucking

A Forlorn shopworn bear, soiled and half price wishes to be, a Christmas present. Christmas Eve's midnight chimes shatter Bilbo's dreams. In the gloomy dark heartbroken sobs echo sadly through the toy shop. Santa appears in an explosion of sparkling stars. The main characters travel the world visiting strange and wonderful places' discovering and sharing the spiritual and inspirational message of Christmas.

Free your spirit. Fly around the world with magic transportation in this epic action-packed adventure roller coaster ride. Visit exotic places far beyond Woop Woop and the Black Stump. Encounter strange creatures and exotic cultures. Do wacky crazy things. Scream, dance the Cancan and sing, "Day Oh" in the steam swamps. Experience the Nativity, whisper in the wind to twinkling stars and sing carols with the reindeer. Be dazzled by emerald isles and sapphire seas more astonishing than you can imagine.

Soar with Bilbo The Little Teddy Bear, as he lives a wish, dreams of being a special Christmas gift, searches for his new home, embraces new friendships, lives life, gains self-esteem, and becomes more enlightened, culminating with a very surprising wish sure to bring a tear of joy.

The story is filled with suspense, antics and charm; interwoven with rhythms, song and dance. The tale builds on Santa's wisdom and spirituality to provide a narrative of warmth of the things that are important all year round.

Chapters
1. The Toy Shop at Christmas Eve
2. A Surprise Visit by Santa
3. The Jingle of Sleigh Bells
4. A Narrow Escape and A Cup of Tea
5. Disaster and Laughter in Holland
6. A Super Duper Zero G Roller Coaster Ride
7. 37 and The Cancan Kings
8. The Race Down Kitzsteinhorn Mountain
9. Bells Chime in Italy
10. The Beat of The African Drum
11. The Nativity over The Deep Blue Sea
12. Strange and Wonderful Things Down Under
13. Hawaiian Jewels in The Ocean
14. A Million Zillion Ritzy Lights
15. A Whisper on The Wind
16. The Magic Castle at The Top of The World

Please sing the words in blue to add a holiday festive feel to your reading.

Genre fiction, illustrated short novel.
Number of chapters 16 / pages 101
Age Group: 1-100

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Lucking
• Release date: Dec 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301136971

Peter Lucking

2012 Children’s Literary Classics Gold Award for Best Holiday book, Christmas book in Special Categories. Santa & The Little Teddy Bear 2011 INDIE Excellence Award Winner for Best holiday book and Finalist for best Cover Design-Children's books, The Christmas book, Santa & The Little Teddy Bear by author and illustrator Peter John Lucking has been compared to some of the great classic authors and illustrators. Peter and Cheri Lucking collaborated on the young readers version of Santa and The Little Teddy Bear creating Bilbo's Adventures: A Christmas Wish, the 2nd book in the series of Bilbo's Adventures. Peter is particularly proud of his wife's pros which hop, skip and jump along to a world of magically illustrations. Overwhelmed by a growing stack of self-help books, Peter and Cheri Lucking stopped and asked the question. How hard can it really be to live and have a Healthy Mind, Body Heart and Soul? The result is TOP TIPS FOR HEALTHY LIVING, it provides simple tips to aid in the journey of self-exploration. Condensing common knowledge into a simple to read presentation of tips on health, fitness, dieting, personal health, healthy living, spiritual, inspiration and personal growth to balance and create a healthy body, mind and spirit.

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Santa & The Little Teddy Bear

Written and illustrated by Peter John Lucking

Dedicated to the children of the world.

Love, Peace, and Joy to all!

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2012 Literary Classics International Book Awards, Gold Medal winner; Holidays

2011 INDIE Excellence, Holiday book Gold Medal winner

2011 INDIE Excellence Book Cover Design-Children-Finalists

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PREFACE

Get ready! It’s Christmas Eve. Free your spirit. Fly around the world with magic transportation on this epic action packed adventure roller coaster ride.

Visit exotic places far beyond Woop Woop and the Black Stump. Encounter strange creatures and exotic cultures. Do wacky crazy things. Scream, dance the Cancan and sing Day Oh in the steamy swamps. Experience the Nativity, whisper in the wind to twinkling stars and sing carols with the reindeer. Be dazzled by emerald isles and sapphire seas more astonishing than you can imagine.

Soar with Bilbo The Little Teddy Bear, as he lives a wish, dreams of being a special Christmas gift, searches for his new home while embracing new friendships, lives life, gains self-esteem, and becomes more enlightened, culminating with a very surprising twist sure to bring a tear of joy.

The story is filled with suspense, antics and charm; interwoven with rhythms, song and dance. The tale builds on Santa’s wisdom and spirituality to provide a narrative of warmth of the things that are important all year round.

Please sing the carols, written in blue (italic) to add a holiday spirit to your reading...

I have personally experienced each place in the book (except the North Pole of course). Yes there is a place called, Last Banana where I actually lived as a child.

Happy Holidays to you...

Peter John Lucking

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

1. THE TOYSHOP AT CHRISTMAS EVE

2. A SURPRISE VISIT BY SANTA

3. THE JINGLE OF SLEIGH BELLS

4. A NARROW ESCAPE AND A CUP OF TEA

5. DISASTER AND LAUGHTER IN HOLLAND

6. A SUPER DUPER ZERO G ROLLER COASTER RIDE

7. 37 AND THE CANCAN KINGS

8. THE RACE DOWN KITZSTEINHORN MOUNTAIN

9. BELLS CHIME IN ITALY

10. THE BEAT OF THE AFRICAN DRUM

11. THE NATIVITY OVER THE DEEP BLUE SEA

12. STRANGE AND WONDERFUL THINGS DOWN UNDER

13. HAWAIIAN JEWELS IN THE OCEAN

14. A MILLION ZILLION RITZY LIGHTS

15. A WHISPER ON THE WIND

16. THE MAGIC CASTLE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD

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THE TOYSHOP AT CHRISTMAS EVE

"Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells," the Carolers sing, Christmas is here bringing good cheer.

It was Christmas Eve. Excited anticipation hung in the air. People embraced and gaily chatted. The snow was gently falling in big soft fluffy flakes, floating past the toy shop window like feathers from a burst pillow. Street lamps shone like candles, beacons in the dark on a frosted Christmas cake.

"Ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song, with joyful ring. All caroling." The singer’s joyful song echoed around the old town square. The deep rumble of cars and the soft tread of bustling, scurrying people joined in harmony with the tune reverberating off the ancient church clock tower. The clock ticked closer to midnight.

The toy shop was eerily quiet. The day had been hectic, as frenzied shoppers searched high and low for gifts for their loved ones. So many of The Little Teddy Bear’s friends had been hastily snatched up and delicately wrapped with ribbons and bows, sure to bring smiles of joy to some little girl or boy. Bilbo, The Little Teddy Bear, had smiled until his face hurt from grinning, trying hard to attract attention from high up on the lonely top shelf. Patiently he had waited and watched as his friends disappeared with smiles of glee.

I know it will be this year, I know, I just know I will make someone happy this year, he said wishfully as he merrily waved his friends good-bye. Bilbo was excited! Just a quick fleeting look, he thought as he eagerly peeked outside. Merry, merry, merry Christmas, Merry, merry, merry Christmas, the carol singers chimed. A young girl rushing by glimpsed through the window. Bilbo’s heart pounded.

Carol of the Bels. Lyrics & Music: Peter J. Wilhousky, 1936. Adapted from Shchedrykby Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, 1916.

I’ll be that special Christmas present, he thought, thrilled as her step faltered. She continued, urgently striding, scarves merrily waving good-bye.

Disappointed, The Little Teddy Bear stared out of the shop window at the hustle and bustle of people passing by.

He sighed, Oh, how I wish to bring love and joy to someone. He pondered, How wonderful it will be to be a Christmas present! Please, he pleaded, Please, let it be me this Christmas.

Darkness had fallen, enveloping the town like a cloak. The soft glowing glimmer of shop lamps left Bilbo and his company of dusty old forgotten books in deep shadows of isolation on the top shelf. In the gloom of obscurity, Bilbo looked down on the resplendent toys below.

What a sight they made all lit up aglow; the glistening toy soldiers in vibrant red and blue coats, the dancing puppet waving his arms, jingling merrily the bells on his head, the splendid white rocking horse swaying gently to and fro, the elegant dolls in splendid dress, rosy cheeked with fluttering eyes and coy smiles. Who could resist them?

Wow! Just look at the train, so gloriously real the smoke puffing, its wheels spinning in fun. His eyes passed over the dazzling balls, the red and white striped candy canes, the splendid gingerbread house and the wonderful games. A sigh of sadness crossed his brow, as he looked uptown, to the MP4 player’s lights twinkling in unison. The computer games with their covers of darkness and destruction and oh so much more. Not really appropriate to celebrate Christ’s Birth with such a toy, he thought, sighing again in the dark, dusty, lonely shadows of the top shelf.

The shop bell jingled, chiming loudly as customers came in all wrapped