Santa Claus and some of the rest of us are tired.

The sun has set on December 25 once again. Most of the presents have been unwrapped, we've played with all the children in the family, we've overeaten, and everyone has had some good laughs. Nothing's left under the tree, and the refrigerator is full of leftovers. I pray your Christmas has been blessed, and I hope you are not exhausted.

PST The Dream Bucket Sale

The Dream Bucket is scheduled to go on sale today for 99 cents at 8 AM.  That is on PST, Pacific Standard Time.

Price Slash near End of Year 2018—Temporary

Put The Dream Bucket on your bucket list.

Limited time special: 99 cents

In appreciation for all the reviews of The Dream Bucket and to all you who have read it, I’m slashing the price TEMPORARILY to $.99. The sale begins December 23 on Amazon.com

This program, sponsored by Amazon, is new to me. I’m not sure when the price will return to $2.99, but it will happen before the first of 2019.

If you’ve read the book already, you could tell a friend to download it at this special price.

Set in the deep South at the turn of the century, it is the story of characters who, according to its readers, come to life. 

Ten-year-old Trudy loves Papa more than anybody else until she hears him slap Zoe, her mother. She is so angry at him she wishes he’d die. When he accidentally sets fire to the family mansion and dies in the fire, she is not prepared for the shock.

William has cautioned Zoe not to pry into his financial arrangements. She wants to know where he keeps his money in case his life should end. How will she survive as a widow? The family has nowhere to call home except a sharecropper’s shack.

99 cent sale, child's picture book

Who? Bubba, the Firedog.

What? A bargain price on a child’s e-book.

When? Beginning December 24, 2018, and ending about a week later.

Where? Amazon Kindle.

Why? Christmas price reduction.

How? Go to Bubba, the Firedog, Kindle Edition

Bubba, a happy dog, lives in a friendly village in Texas. His humans give him affection, treats, and love. They take him on walks. He becomes a firedog, who helps his owner, a volunteer fireman, by guarding the tools and by being a friend to the other men in the fire department.

Sometimes he is frightened, but he relies on his human mommy and daddy to make everything work out right. Sometimes he gets into mischief, but most of the time he is well behaved. He likes to play with his toys.

Free Christmas Book--Brother Star, Sister Moon

Brother Star, Sister Moon--free as Kindle Book

December 21-23, 20018

Brother Star, Sister Moon  

Brother Star, Sister Moon is a children’s story of the star that traveled to Bethlehem to shine light on the Christ child. Along the way the star asked his sister, the moon, to help him light the way. It’s an imaginative story illustrated by the whimsical art of Christie Marie Underwood. At the end of the book is a recipe for sugar cookies.

It would be fun to download this book, read it with a child on an electronic device, and make some sugar cookies to decorate. 

Overstock Problem

Could you help me, please? 

The Dream Bucket continues to be a popular selection. It is a sweet historical family love story.

Here’s my problem. Facing the end of the year, I have too many paperback copies of The Dream Bucket in my inventory. The space where I store books is bulging.

I will be available today, December 17, 2018, through Thursday, December 20, 2018 to receive your request for a free book. If you would like to receive the book, just drop me a message at MaryC888atYahoo.com. I will autograph it and mail it next week. Consider it a late Christmas gift.

Oh, one more request. I need to be able to reach the ones by e-mail who receive the The Dream Bucket so I can reach you with future offers and announcements. By supplying your e-mail address I am assuming that you’d be willing to hear from me.

After you read the book, if you feel you’d like to review it on Amazon or Goodreads, you will give me a wonderful blessing.