Christmas Tales 7

By Storm Cloud Publishing

It’s Christmas. That time of year when the turkeys are stuffed, the Tree is decorated and the presents are wrapped. When family and social get-togethers are memorable – often for the wrong reasons. So whether your family lives in a bottle or a caravan park, has guests of the emu or fairy variety or extend to your whole neighbourhood or school, join the fun-filled adventures of this year’s writers.
With stories/poems from: Adam Benz, Dot Stute, Kerry Gittins, Elizabeth Klein, Kesta Fleming, Sam Blake, Di Bates, Cooper Smith and Jill Barlow.
A Christmas collection of stories and poems for kids 8-12 years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Storm Cloud Publishing
• Release date: Nov 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781925285574

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Christmas Tales 7

A collection of Christmas stories for kids 8 – 12 years

There are nine cheeky elves on the cover. Can you find them all?

Christmas Tales 7

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Published by Storm Cloud Publishing (2022)

ISBN: 978-1-925285-57-4 Smashwords Edition

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Junior Fiction: A collection of Christmas themed short stories from writers all around the world.

Fun and adventure, Christmas celebrations, Family relationships, Animals, Poetry, the Magic of Christmas

Ages 8 – 12 years

Contents

Dear Mr Neighbour

Adam Benz

O Christmas Tree

Dot Stute

An Outback Christmas

Kerry Gittins

Max Nutt’s New Book

Elizabeth Klein

The Hat Competition

Kesta Fleming

The Christmas Fairy

Sam Blake

George the Genie

Di Bates

The Soup Kitchen – Christmas Edition

Cooper Smith

Cookies for Santa

Jill Barlow

About the Authors

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Dear Mr Neighbour

Adam Benz

Dear Mr Neighbour

(I’m sorry I don’t know your name.)

My name is Ben. I live two doors down from you. I’ve waved to you sometimes in the afternoons when Mum walks me home from school and I see you digging in your rose garden or sitting on your chair on your front porch with your cat on your lap. I’ve even said hello a couple of times.

I want to invite you to come to Christmas Dinner at our house on Christmas Day. Mum said it’s okay.

There will be lots of food. Mum always makes way too much, and you don’t have to eat anything you don’t like.

I know you live on your own and you must be sad sometimes. No one should be sad at Christmas time.

I know you like Christmas because every year you put your little tree in your front window. I remember you used to have a really big one in your window when your wife was alive, but Mum said I shouldn’t talk about that because it might make you sad again.

We’ve got a really big Christmas Tree. It nearly touches the ceiling. You might have seen Dad bringing it home the other night. He tied it to the roof of his car. It hung down so far over the back window that we couldn’t see out of it.

Now it’s in our front window and it’s all decorated. And Mum even let me put the star on the top of it. Dad had to hold me up really high. I thought I was going to hit my head on the ceiling, but I didn’t.

I’m hoping to get a bike this year from Santa. I can show it to you if you like.

Mum said don’t worry about bringing a present. But if you do, she said she’d like a pink rose from your garden so she can put it in a vase on the dinner table for everyone to see.

Please come to Christmas Dinner and don’t be sad this year.

From

Ben

PS Please leave your cat at home. My dog might chase it.

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O Christmas Tree

Dot Stute

I’ve told you before, Tony,