Welcome to Advent Reads!
This is an event I have had on my blog for several years running now. Each evening I feature a different holiday themed book. Think of it as your Book Advent Calendar! I post a variety of holiday books including romance, children's, middle-grade, mystery, paranormal, and I try to find some that are other holiday celebrations than Christmas too. I hope you will stop by each evening to see what new book I have for you!
Read for: Requested Review/ Pump Up Your Book
Synopsis: ‘TWAS THE NIGHT is a wordless book that “tells” a heartwarming and inspirational Christmas story. The illustrations gift each reader, young and young at heart, the opportunity to reimagine the Season’s wonder, and the freedom “to script” (if they choose to) their own lines to go with the images. Keep dreaming big!"
My Review: This is such a lovely book that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. You can make up your own story about what is happening in the story based on the images in the story. The pictures have a really unique style that lend to a dream like quality of the story. It is a beautiful story about a young boy facing his own difficulties but who takes the time to help another who is injured. I really appreciate how it is inclusive and how the story is up to you to interpret to get out of it what you want or need.
My Rating: I really enjoyed this one and while Munchkin struggled with it a bit the first time, not understanding that you get to create your own story from the images, he did really like what happened in the pictures. We give it a rating of Four Paws.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via Pump Up Your Book promotions.
About the Author:
My name is Marin and I was a child a very long time ago. My father passed away when I was one year old. My mother remarried and I was raised by my loving (but strict!) grandparents. After losing their son, they were terrified by the thought of losing their grandson. For this reason, they didn’t let me play on the street, swim in the nearby pond or explore the forest with the rest of the kids. This was also the reason I learned to read and write long before I went to school. My grandparents surrounded me with books. Books became my imaginary parents and my fictional friends. Apart from my genetic building blocks, books also came to be the main component in my development as a creative, compassionate and competitive individual.
I studied nuclear physics, art, and literature, but I enjoyed art the most. As a young artist, I was eager to succeed, winning prizes from various countries. I later became a partner in an advertising agency and switched my attention to serving clients. My last award was somewhere in the early nineties – The Best in the West by Corel Draw Corporation.
Oh, a few more boring things about me: I do not drive, I do not drink carbonated beverages, I have never consumed food from McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC or any other fast food restaurant, I do not have a mobile phone, I have never used legal or illegal drugs (except Gravol when I fly), and I have never visited my GP (much to the disapproval of my wife).
I read. I read every day. I am what I am today because of books. This publishing house is my little “thank you” to all of them.
To find out more about this books and others by Marin, and also to purchase 'Twas the Night please visit the Publisher's, Fontreal, Website and Social Media Pages
You can also check out the other sites that are apart of this tour to find interviews with the author and sneak peeks of the book.
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