A Christmas to Remember
Written By Brandon Carter Illustrated By Madelyn Joski
It was a cold snowy night on the 24th of December, Christmas this year would be one to remember.
Christmas gave us all excitement and cheer, Santa is up in the sky with all of his reindeer.
This year I’m hoping to get a really sweet toy. A racecar or space ship would bring joy.
A family dinner and we were the host. All my relatives were here so we made a toast. A toast to happiness! We yelled out with pride. Glasses were raised in the air, we sat side by side. There is nowhere else in the world that I’d rather be. All the people I love, they mean so much to me.
It was soon time for bed, I was extremely excited. Thinking of presents gets me oh so delighted. Cookies and milk sitting on the table, we got Santa the healthy kind, 1% on the label.
I lay in my bed eager to sleep. But when Santa arrived, I needed to creep. I stepped down the stairs silent and sneaky. Santa slide down the chimneyread loud and squeaky. I heard a big thump as he reached the ground. Red bag on his back , it was so large and round!
He poured out the presents under the tree. Then he glanced on over and stared right up at me. He said, “Hi there little man, someone’s being sassy.” I apologized because I knew peaking wasn’t too classy.
He came over to me and gave me a wink. His cheeks were so rosy with a touch of pink. He gave me a hug and reached in his sack. He pulled out a box that was covered in black.
He let me open it right on the spot, and at this moment I loved Santa a lot. It wasn’t a car or space ship in the box, instead it was a dog that looked like a fox!
It was the best surprise ever and I hugged Santa once more, while the furry new puppy rolled around on the floor. Christmas this year I wil never forget, the best part of this was that it was Christmas Eve yet. Christmas day came tomorrow, more presents to see, but nothing could compare to Santa’s special gift to me.
This book was produced in the fall of 2014 at St. Norbert College, in De Pere, WI. This book is a collaboration between design and teacher education students. It is typed in Cochin Bold Italic and was digitally printed by the college printing center. All illustrations were produced by Madelyn Joski using markers, then scanned into Photoshop.