Legend of Holly Boy

VOTED: 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR' CHILDREN'S INTEREST CATEGORY, BY THE NORTH AMERICAN BOOKDEALERS ASSOCIATION. THE LEGEND OF HOLLY BOY is a Christmas story about a little girl who was sad at Christmas time because her Dad cut up a holly tree to make wreaths. This child felt that at Christmas time "everyone & everybody should be happy," but the holly wreath could not be happy, all cut & tied. That evening she prayed to make the holly wreath happy...& it then turned into a little holly boy. Holly Boy told her he was never happier, because now he gives pleasure to other people, "& just like me, pleasure goes 'round & 'round." Holly Boy then takes Linda back in time to Bethlehem, where they see a little dying holly tree. The tree wishes he "could give himself to the baby Jesus," the star of Bethlehem becomes an angel that transforms the dying tree into the bright new holly boy. Then Holly Boy takes Linda to the woodland wonderland where he & all his friends lived. King Otto will not believe the story about the birth of Jesus & the new era of love, so he attacks & destroys Holly Boy & all his friends to prove that "everyone must die" & "only the strong survive." The animals then attack him with snowballs & he falls off a cliff. The star of Bethlehem, angel, revives every character & rewards them with everlasting life to be an evergreen plant.Latino, Frank is the author of 'Legend of Holly Boy' with ISBN 9780964047419 and ISBN 0964047411.