Author from North Chili, NY Publishes Heartwarming Christmas Story for Kids

November 25, 2014 - "Santa's Favorite Gift," a new children's book by Helen Pickering Carpenter, has been released by RoseDog Books.

It's the week before Christmas, and there is a lot of activity at the North Pole. Three of the Elves (Charlie, Ted, and Henry) are in the barn working on the sleigh. Santa has been spending too much time in the kitchen, eating warm cookies from the oven. With Mrs. Claus's help, he realizes he's gained a bit of weight.

Santa can't understand why children are bullied for looking different or why children bully others. He looks for the answer and finds it in the star-filled night that he has become so familiar with on his Christmas Eve travels. Santa realizes that material gifts may not be the ones most appreciated, or the ones he'd like to deliver.

About the Author:
Helen Pickering Carpenter was raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania by a grandmother who was "the world's best story teller." Warm memories inspired the author to write "Grandma's Mountain," a work that was previously published. Two great-grandchildren are the inspiration for "Santa's Favorite Gift." The author hopes that this work's all-inclusive message will comfort and inspire.

"Santa's Favorite Gift" is a 28-page hardbound with a retail price of $8.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-9864-3. It was published by RoseDog Books, an imprint of Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.