Fairy Tale Christmas

by Michael McLean, McLean Author

Overview

Santa Claus has been kidnapped!

Behind the plot are an evil queen, a wicked stepmother, a sorceress, a beanstalk giant, and, of course, the mischievous Rumpelstiltskin. They have a plan that will erase the term “Happily Ever After” from our storybooks forever.

But it’s nearly Christmas Eve, and time is running out. Can Santa and the fairy-tale heroes save the day and bring Christmas to all the children of the world? Will anyone have a “Happily Ever After” again?

Fairy Tale Christmas reminds us all that there is good in everyone and that the magic of Christmas can soften any heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629732275
Publisher:	Deseret Book Company
Publication date:	09/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Michael McLean has released more than two dozen albums, has written, produced, and directed award-winning films and television commercials, and has annually presented his landmark Christmas production, The Forgotten Carols, based on his book, to sold-out audiences throughout the United States since 1991.

Scott McLean is an actor, songwriter, and playwright. A graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC) and The National Theatre Conservatory (Denver), Scott lives, creates, acts, and auditions in New York City.

Read an Excerpt

Once upon a Christmastime, just a few bedtime stories before Christmas Eve, and long after every "happily ever after" ending, a clandestine meeting was being held. Of course, you'd expect such a meeting to be undercover, underhanded, sneaky, and dishonorable, but that's not why it was called a clandestine meeting. Before this meeting, at the annual Long Ago Island Job Fair for disenchanted fairy-tale villains seeking new employment, a bossy stepmother, a hungry Giant, a vengeful six-foot Fairy Queen, a self-absorbed Drama Queen, and a creepy little schemer with a truly bizarre name decided to skip the job fair altogether and call themselves "The Clandestines." They did this partly because all of them were, in fact, underhanded, sneaky, and dishonorable, but it was mostly because "The Clandestines" made for a much better sounding name than "Evil Fairy Tale Villains." And "The Temptations" had already been taken.

Editorial Reviews

2015 Utah Book Award Finalist—Children's

Utah Book Award

"Full of humor and references to dozens of fables...An imaginative mash-up of holiday and fairy tale lore."

Idaho Falls Post Register