Jimmy Tickle's Christmas: The Little People series, #1

By Keith Wright

Jimmy Tickle's Christmas is a heartwarming story that shows how one act of kindness can change the world.

Little Jimmy Tickle is the sweetest, kindness little boy who has a lot to contend with.

He is an extraordinary young boy, and whilst there was no-one to feel proud of him, as such, had there been someone, they would have been very proud indeed.

His Christmas wish each year is for his father to come home. Then a late-night visitor arrives on Christmas Eve. Rather than Santa Claus, Jimmy discovers a man desperate to get a present for his children. He is a robber! Jimmy chats to him and is prepared to share what little he has with the man and his children.

News of the kindness spreads and Jimmy Tickle has the kind of Christmas he has longed for. The story ends in tears…of joy.

Jimmy Tickle's Christmas shines a festive light on how compassion and positivity can overcome adversity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Keith Wright
• Release date: Sep 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393214175

Keith Wright

Keith Wright's series of crime thriller are set in 1980s Nottingham, England. Keith's first novel was shortlisted for The John Creasey Memorial Award by The Crime Writers Association as the best debut crime novel globally. He has received critical acclaim in The Times and Financial Times and other quality newspapers. His fourth crime thriller 'Murder Me Tomorrow' won best crime novel in the Independent Press Awards. He has also had short stories published in the CWA anthology 'Perfectly Criminal' and 'City of Crime' alongside such luminaries as Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Alan Sillitoe. He has featured in the main panel in the World Mystery Convention, and been a contributor to their brochures. Keith has previously been a Detective Sergeant on the CID for 25 years covering an inner-city area – the murder capital of the UK at the time. He was Head of Corporate Investigations for a global corporation upon retirement. He has four children and lives with his partner, Jackie.

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Jimmy Tickle's Christmas

Keith Wright

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Contents

1. Jimmy Tickle’s Christmas

2. Keith Wright

3. Chapter 3

4. Chapter 4

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 4

9. 5

10. 6

11. 7

12. Chapter 12

Jimmy Tickle’s Christmas

One act of kindness can change the world

Keith Wright

For ages 11- adult

Copyright@KeithWright 2020

All rights reserved 2020

DEDICATION

For my daughter Lily – Happy Ticklemas now and always. Xx.

About the book.

Jimmy Tickle’s Christmas is a heartwarming story that shows how one act of kindness can change the world.

Little Jimmy Tickle is the sweetest, kindest little boy who has a lot to contend with.

He is an extraordinary young friend to all, and whilst there was no one to feel proud of him, as such, had there been someone, they would have been very proud indeed.

A late-night visitor arrives on Christmas Eve. Rather than Santa Claus, Jimmy discovers a man desperate to get a Christmas present for his children. Jimmy chats with him for a while and ultimately gives the man two of his three meager presents to take home for his children.

News of the kindness spreads and Jimmy Tickle has the kind of Christmas he has longed for. The story ends in tears…of joy.

'Jimmy Tickle’s Christmas' shines a festive light on how compassion and positivity can overcome adversity. How right can overwhelm and defeat wrong-doing. And how children are sometimes cleverer than their parents!

1

The light that shines within.

The Christmas lights sparkled brightly along the entire row of houses on Chelmers Grove, apart from one house, which remained in near darkness. This house had longer grass than the rest; still visible above the three inches of snowfall. The only hint of life was a dim light emanating from the front window. The curtains were unkempt, and the window frames were showing signs of rotting, disguised by the layer of snow settling upon it this Christmas Eve. This was little Jimmy Tickle’s house. Yet the light that shone within him was brighter than a thousand Christmas lights. You see Jimmy Tickle was one of those beautiful, caring souls, who was undaunted by anything life threw at him. At ten years old he had a lot on his plate with many more problems than your average boy. You would think he might be a little down in the dumps. His mother Candice suffered terribly with her nerves. She cried a lot. She drank a lot. She often lay in bed for days, and Jimmy Tickle had to fend for himself as well as look after his Mum, at the same time. This didn’t mean Candice didn’t love Jimmy; not at all, she loved him with all her heart. She was just unwell and so it sometimes didn’t show as much as perhaps it should