This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
“You’re never too young or too old to show love,/ It’s what magic and soul and good things are made of.” How true! And the love story of Mr. and Mrs. Claus of the North Pole is just one story to prove this point. In Chris A. Shoemaker’s fable, The Great Mrs. Claus, not only do we hear the story of how the couple met, but how one woodworker elf named Sparky and his young nephew, Rassle, and niece, Klee-Klee, are never too old or too young to share their care for one another. Sparky is building his nephew a grand sleigh to help him compete in Santa’s epic Glitterlit Downhill Sled Race. Winning the race would mean Rassle wouldn’t have to chop wood for a whole year! Now that’s something to compete for as elves don’t enjoy chopping wood. As the trio gathers to view Sparky’s sled, Sparky shares a wonderful story about Mrs. Claus to prove his point about showing love.
Chris A. Shoemaker’s fable, The Great Mrs. Claus, is a clever story within a story. Narrating from Sparky’s point of view and with Sparky telling Mrs. Claus’s love story, the author uses simple language to help young readers with their reading skills. The illustrations are superb and are the true heart of this story. The characters are well developed and readers will instantly feel connected to the two young elves as they learn how to love even as they start to feel they’re getting too old for the “icky, gooey, stuff” – meaning the kisses, of course. Mrs. Claus’s love story is told in rhyming verse and allows readers to enjoy Sparky’s storytelling voice. A beautiful treasure of a story (within a story).
