Randolph the Christmas Moose: A Yuletide Fable of Empowerment

By Gerry Gibson and Matt Taylor

Randolph the Moose lives with his mother in the Great White North. After a chance encounter with the reindeer from Santa Claus’ sleigh-pulling team, Randolph finds new joy in trail running as he trains to join the reindeer in Santa’s flight school. But when the head elf places him at the workshop loading dock instead (due to his tremendous bulk), Randolph has to use his brains and work ethic to earn respect at his new job… and even save Christmas.

Imagine Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer, except...

• Randolph has a healthy self-image
• Randolph has a more positive outlet for his feelings
• Randolph runs, but not away from his problems
• Randolph is pro-active, refusing to let Santa’s workshop define  him as a moose

BE YOUR OWN MOOSE!

"Randolph the Christmas Moose empowers kids to find the unique leader within themselves and to not allow stereotyping to limit their potential."
--AUSTIN HIGHSMITH GARCES, author of The Miracle Tree and actor in Dolphin Tale 1 and 2

"em>Randolph the Christmas Moose, filled with humor and character building, shares a twist to a familiar tale to produce an important message about how children can be hard-working, determined and true to themselves."
--ADAM DOVICO, educator and author of When Kids Lead, The Limitless School and Inside the Trenches

"This is a charming and funny story that will not only entertain kids, but also help them understand that other people's opinions don't define them."
--LINDSAY THOMPSON, filmmaker and writer for PBS' Arthur

“Randolph the Christmas Moose addresses many important childhood themes, including acceptance, endurance and bullying, without sounding ‘preachy.’"
--SUE ELDER, Ed.D., public and elementary school librarian, educator and bibliophile

• Language: English
• Publisher: Loving Healing Press
• Release date: Jun 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781615995011

Book preview

Dedicated to our families: they are their own moose.

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Randolph The Christmas Moose: A Yuletide Fable of Empowerment

Copyright © 2020 by Gerry Gibson and Matt Taylor. All Rights Reserved.

Story by Gerry Gibson. Illustrations by Matt Taylor.

The art was created using ink, watercolors, colored pencil, and Adobe Illustrator.

For more information, please visit www.gerry.gibsonauthor.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Gibson, Gerry, 1978- author. | Taylor, Matt, 1990- illustrator.

Title: Randolph the Christmas moose : a Yuletide fable of empowerment / Gerry Gibson ; illustrated by Matt Taylor.

Description: Ann Arbor, MI : Loving Healing Press, [2020] | Audience: Ages 5-7. | Audience: Grades 2-3. | Summary: Randolph the moose trains for Santa’s Flight School but is placed in the Workshop loading dock instead, where he must use his brains and work ethic to earn respect and, perhaps, save Christmas.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020017409 (print) | LCCN 2020017410 (ebook) | ISBN 9781615994991 (trade paperback) |