Review: Courtney Saves Christmas
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
Courtney lives with her parents in a penguin  colony at the South Pole.  She has so many fun activities she can do with her friends.  When she came home from a day of play her parents had a surprise for her.  It was a present but it was not from her parents they told her it was from a human named Santa Claus and he lived at the North Pole. Can you imagine she had never heard of Santa Claus. When she finally opened the gift she had no idea what it was. After her father examined it he told her it was a compass and she could use it when she went exploring.  I would tell her what direction she was going. North, South, East or West.Courtney wanted to thank Santa for this very special gift and give him a big hug.  Her parents tried to explain it was very far away but she was determined to make the trip to the North Pole.  He parents wished her a safe trip.On her journey she met many different  creatures which includes humans and explored many different lands and bodies of water.  But with her precious gift the compass she just kept following the N which means North all the way to the North Pole and to Santa's Workshop.When she enters the workshop and meets some of Santa's Elves they seemed to be in a tither over something and decided to get Santa's advice in the matter.  This was Courtney's chance to meet Santa and thank him for the compass.  After the Elves consult with Santa about their dilemma Santa tells Courtney he has a very special assignment for her.Now what kind of assignment could a Penguin do for Santa?  But no matter what it is she will do her best to help Santa and the Elves.I found this a very endearing story.  Courtney persevered and persisted in her journey to get to Santa just so she could thank him in person.  She was a very polite and generous little penguin.  But most of all she was very brave.  She did not even expect anything for her good deed.Santa is such a kind and patient man. No doubt he will bring the Author and the Illustrator a Special Christmas Gift because they have been very good to all the children by creating wonderful books for them to read and enjoy.  Oh, hello Ducky and Merry Christmas!The author's story teaches moral values, manners and bravery.  The illustrations of the Courtney and the other characters in the book were right on with the story and will tickle any child's imagination.I highly recommend this book.DisclosureI received a free digital copy of this book from Evolved Publishing/Author for review. I was in no way compensated for this review.  It is my own opinion.Courtney Saves Christmas (A Bird Brain Book)