Book Review: What Do Penguins Want for Christmas? By Casey Crayne (ebook)

Title: What Do Penguins Want for Christmas?
Author: Casey Cray
Publisher: Smashwords
ISBN:
Release Date: November 26, 2011
Pages: 20
Genre: Children’s Illistrated
Format: ebook
Source: Smashwords

Description:
Santa had to expand his operation to the south pole. It doesn’t take long before a little penguin starts to become curious about what this strange old man is doing in his home. Find out what penguins really want for Christmas.

Review:
What a cute story about how Santa decided to set up a small shop in the South Pole so that he can pick up toys at both the North Pole and South Pole to make it easier. The penguin isn’t happy in the beginning, but after hearing Santa (the strange old man) out he decides maybe it won’t be so bad.

Book Review: A Christmas Wish by Jessi Hammond

Title: A Christmas Wish
Author: Jessi Hammond
Publisher:
ISBN:
Release Date: December 08, 2011
Pages: 10
Genre: Fiction, Holiday
Format: ebook
Source: Smashwords

Smashwords Description:
Mr Anderson had been working as Santa at the shopping centre for years. But this Christmas he’s been asked to fulfill a young boy’s very special wish, something much more important than the latest toy……

Mine:
What a wonderful short story/book about the gift of giving of oneself. Mr. Anderson as Santa meets a boy that all he wants for Christmas is to see his ailing grandfather. Mr. Anderson talks to the boys parents to see if he can make is only wish come true

Newly Discovered – Smashwords

I just recently discovered Smashwords when I was participating in the Blog Tour de Troops sponsored by the Indie Book Collective.

They were offering free books for the Veteran’s Day Weekend and for each comment you got a copy of a new book, but a copy of the ebook was sent to the troops also. It was a great way to support the troops and get some new and possibly good books also.

I want to thank the 10-13 authors a day for participating and helping to support the troops. I got several new books from new authors now a I a good reason to use my new iPad. I’ve been sending books to the troops for several years myself, but now everything is electronic.

Here is a list of the books I was able to catch:

A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case
Without Mercy by Belinda Boring
Blood Oath by Belinda Boring (out 11/20)
Cinderella’s Secret Diary by Ron Vitale
The Keya Quests: Three Souls Destiny Bound by Glenn Skinner
The Keya Quests: The Battle for Shivenridge by Glenn Skinner
Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles
Thrown Out: Stories from Exeter by Jennie Coughlin
Murder At The Rocks by Jill Paterson
Epsilon: Broken Stars by Erin Klitzke
Office Politics (Harper & Lyttle Book 1) by Sharon Gerlach
The Secret Dreams of Sarah-Jane Quinn (Harper & Lyttle Book 2) by Sharon Gerlach
Getting Well for The First Time by Paul Rice