Wesley's Birthday Wish

By Bruce E. Arrington

Wesley's Birthday Wish presented as a narrative, with color-filled pictures throughout. Wesley is incredibly excited about waking up the morning he finally turns seven years old. A magic door would open for him at last! He had wondered what was on the other side of that door ever since it first appeared when he turned four. What adventures await? Wesley's Birthday Wish, is a moving fantasy story about a small boy's rite of passage, and one can't help but get excited for him as he surveys the new and limitless world that awaits him. This tale illustrates most eloquently why force is never the solution, even when you really desire something.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pipe Dream Books
• Release date: Nov 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201040031

Bruce E. Arrington

Bruce Arrington is the author of more than fifteen books, including fantasy children's stories, sci fi/fantasy teen and young adult, and even a new adult romance novel. He likes to take average, everyday characters, and upend their lives through unusual and powerful circumstances. His latest thrill includes ziplining in the tropics of Costa Rica. Catch up with his latest writings here: https://www.facebook.com/PipeDreamBooks/ https://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Arrington/e/B0064TKY1G

Book preview

There was once a country, a very great distance from our own world, called Erastus. It was a most beautiful place, with people and animals and farms and cities and other places, not unlike our very own. Erastus also had very tall, snow-covered mountains, that stayed white all year long, no matter how hot it got during the summertime. And near the base of one of these high, majestic mountains was a strong and very tall castle, sheltering its inhabitants from the rain and wind and snow and heat.

The castle had been there so long that no one knew how old it was. In fact, some argued that it had always existed, as long as Erastus had been a country. But everyone for miles and miles around also knew that inside this castle was a powerful good magic, and many well-kept secrets. Just one of those secrets we will learn about in today's story.

Inside this castle lived a boy named Wesley, with his father and mother. Now, not much is known about his father, but it is generally believed that he was a Captain, or perhaps a General, or maybe even a Duke of the land, for only those who were considered important enough could live in a castle such as this. But he was a good man, and for some reason he had to be away during this story. Perhaps he was helping to build a city, or keeping the borderlands safe. But in any case, he wasn't able to be part of Wesley's adventures. Wesley's mother, on the