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You Can Come And Celebrate With Me: A Collection of Christmas Stories had a very humble beginning back in 1989. It started in the living room of my brother Eric and his wife Nancy's small apartment in Edwardsville, Illinois. Eric had given the Disney puppet, Figment of Imagination, as a gift to our daughter, Kiersten. Figment, the puppet, is a storyteller and he tried his best with a little help to entertain Kiersten, her slightly older cousins, Emily and Caitlin, and her one younger cousin, Ariel, for a good portion of the afternoon on Thanksgiving Day. Figment told silly stories of pirates, and monsters, and just about anything these four imaginative girls requested. From these stories came the idea for A Christmas Adventure (an illustrated story about a group of good hearted Mississippi River pirates which will appear in another volume) and from that story a family Christmas tradition began. The stories are simple. They are, or at least they began as children's stories, but like children they have grown in concept and content as the children have grown. The underlying premise of each story has some connection to an event or events that happened during that year - as the years have passed, many of these premises have unexpectedly remained timeless. The stories might be about sea turtles, or hurricanes, or the Civil War, yet each has a common theme. A theme that goes beyond Christmas, or maybe one that is, and has always been Christmas. They talk of caring and of sharing. They talk of hope, of joy, and of love. They are truly a pleasure to write, and hopefully as much of a pleasure to read. I hope that you enjoy this simple collection of Christmas stories.
