Christmas Book for Yiayia

Madeleine's Christmas present to Yiayia was EMPIC. 

Check out this brand new book, authored and illustrated by Madeleine herself:

Penny's First Christmas Movie
by Madeleine Rowe

"Penny was walking along down the street.  Then she saw a blue Christmas tree.  Her big sister said 'Come on, Penny!'  Penny's big sister Kelly was such a mean sister when Penny was slowing up.  Kelly's face was turning bright red."

Well, no wonder Kelly is a mean sister.  Seriously, Penny, stop slowing up!  Sheesh.  We're on a mission here.

"Come on!  The Christmas movie!  We're going right now!' Kelly said.  But Penny almost missed it.  It was before too long when the sky of the whole entire earth turned dark, dark, dark black."

Okay, this is definitely a Madeleine book.  Apocalyptic doom, a page colored all with black.  Totally signature.

"Off and in Australia, Penny saw an amazing star.  She just couldn't believe her eyes!  She shook her head.  It was a HUGE star!  'Why, then, it's the star of JESUS!' said Penny.

Okay.  Penny looks thoroughly FREAKED here.  But no wonder.  If she's suddenly in Australia, and beholding the Jesus star at that - not to mention after just seeing a blue Christmas tree - she must be like What.  A.  Heck.

"Penny found out that she was really in Bethlehem and up ahead she saw a manger with a daddy, but no mommy!  And she also found out that Penny was really Mary, and she went and took care of the baby for years.  She decided she would name it Baby Jesus.  She hugged and hugged and kissed Jesus but she didn't know that his name was Jesus before!"

Okay.  Now things are REALLY getting weird.  Penny is really the Virgin Mary?  She's been suddenly transported from Australia to Bethlehem??  Whatever happened to just going to see a Christmas movie?  I'm telling you, be very wary of blue Christmas trees, folks.  Just one glimpse of a blue tree and you may find your entire world - no, your entire IDENTITY - turned upside down.  Next thing you know, you may be in a barn, cradling the baby Jesus!


Okay, let's see how this story wraps up:

"Back at home, I told my parents and my naughty sister about my story, and THEN what happened: I looked down and - GASP! - My clothes!  It turned into a fancy dress!  'Oh, oh, I'm so excited!"

Wait.  What??  Penny is no longer Mary?  She's suddenly back home?  And the story has made a last-minute shift into first-person?  Wait a minute.  Is this some kind of crazy "It was all a dream" twist??  Way to fool your reader, Madeleine.  Bravo!

And with that completely random story shift, Madeleine bids us adieu:

THE END


All I can say is that Yiayia is one lucky lady to own the one and only original copy of this amazing book!