A Christmas Tail! - Softcover

Donovan, Daniel

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ISBN 10: 143891220X ISBN 13: 9781438912202

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2008

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PueDy is a friendly skunk with a magical tail. In this story he and his animal friends help Santa recover from an accident with his sleigh and save Christmas. He is happy fellow who loves to play with animal friends and with children. He doesn't have a very bad smell like most skunks do and has a special "gift" that enables him to talk to children and sometimes to grownups too. He can do many things other animals cannot. But, the most special thing of all about PueDy is - the magical power he has in his beautiful black and white striped tail. He can use his tail to do all sorts of things. He can shape it into a tool or use it as a shovel and he can even use it to help him fly. Helping others and having fun are the two things that PueDy likes to do most of all. This is the second book in a series of PueDy adventure stories. Each tale is associated with a special event, holiday, or festive occasion and has an educational theme. Each has a touch of spirited action and a positive message. The story endings are based on the productive results of fun, friendship and positive values. This tale begins on Christmas Eve morning. PueDy, his animal friends and the children from the village have decorated a Christmas tree in the forest with ornaments they have made. The animals and their parents will return later that night to wait for a visit from Santa on his way back to the North Pole. Santa leaves the extra food that the children put out for his reindeer as gifts for the animals in the forest. It is a special tradition they do every year. As PueDy is heading home he encounters Santa and the reindeer. They have crashed into a field and Santa's sleigh is badly damaged. Using the magic in his tail PueDy and his friends are able to repair the sleigh in time to save Christmas for all. PueDy has done it again.

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About the Author

Dan Donovan is a native of Hershey, Pennsylvania. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of South Carolina in 1954 and was commissioned in the United States Navy from the NROTC program. He served in destroyers and then submarines and commanded the fast attack diesel submarine USS Darter (SS 576) operating out of Charleston, South Carolina. While in the Navy he completed a Masters Degree at The George Washington University. His 28 year military career includes service in several Naval Communication shore assignments. After retirement at the rank of Captain, he and his family settled near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. He then worked in industry as a Communication Systems Engineer and operated his own technical consulting business. Over the past 18 years he has created and told stories to his nine grandchildren about the adventures of a friendly little skunk with a magical tail, named PueDy. Their laughter and imaginative responses to these stories inspired Dan to publish them for other children to enjoy. This is the second book in what is planned to be a series of PueDy adventure stories. Each tale is associated with a special event, holiday, or festive occasion and has an educational theme. Each has a touch of spirited action and a positive message. The story endings are based on the productive results of fun, friendship and positive values. His granddaughter Jackie Donovan created the first PueDy graphic image at age 15.

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