The Legend of Chris Moose: The Most Beautiful Moose in the World

by Allen Northcutt, Morris Designer

Overview

Author Allen Northcutt’s fun-filled holiday tale weaves a whimsical ugly duckling story of animal friends that love an amiable but tattered moose whose name is Ugly. This picture book introduces eleven animal characters in rhyme as they join Ugly on a snowy trip through the woods to the house of Momma and Poppa Bear. There, a Christmas Eve party is made very special when Ugly gives unselfishly of himself to make up for a forgotten Christmas tree. The story addresses everyday issues of how ugly names are hurtful and it is not nice to exclude someone from a group because they are different. In the end the animals embrace Ugly as part of their group and change his name to Chris Moose, because it sounds so much like “Christmas,” and Christmas is what his spirit is all about. Christie Morris’ captivating and humorous illustrations add magic to this soon-to-be-classic Christmas story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938462207
Publisher:	Old Stone Press
Publication date:	08/31/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	33 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 10 Years

About the Author

Allen Northcutt, wrote the first draft of “Chris Moose” on Christmas eve in 1982 while dealing with the many issues of raising a learning disabled child. And then the manuscript sat in a drawer for 29 years. Allen is a decorated U. S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, Vietnam war veteran and retired investment banker. His enduring passions are the outdoors, adventure recreation, competitive sports, and spending quality time with family old friends. Motivation to resurrect Chris Moose came from friends encouragement that Chris Moose could become the first new perennial Christmas character in the past 50 years.