This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
It is Christmas Eve and the streets are crowded with people shopping and eating food. Everyone is in the festive mood and there is no time to brood. Shelly is sitting alone in her room, struggling to make a stocking on Christmas Eve. She does not know whether to stitch or weave it. She finds an old purple bag torn on one side and Shelly thinks it will be perfect to make a long and wide stocking. She spends her time stitching and making it look spunky. She sews a few bells on its crown to give it some extra zing and then hangs it on the window shaft. Shelly decides to stay up all night and wait for Santa but she finds it hard to stay awake and falls asleep. The story takes a whimsical turn when the stocking climbs down the window and runs out of the house. Will the stocking return and will Shelly get her Christmas presents?
Shelly's Stocking Goes Missing by Anitha Rathod is a magical story that captures the essence and spirit of the Christmas season. Children's storybooks are incomplete without pictures and the illustrations in this book are bright, colorful, and charming, just like the season. It is a perfect book to gift children this Christmas and can be used in classrooms for read aloud sessions to make the spirit of Christmas come alive. The stocking's journey in the town is enchanting and the glitz and glow of Christmas is palpable as it merrily wanders around the town. I like the way the author captures the magic of the season and makes the story whimsical and special to young readers. The author adds to the personal touch of the story by deriving inspiration from her daughter, who posed as Shelly's character for her while writing this.
