Christmas Tails
A Pet’s Eye View of Advent
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(From Chapter 1- Sela, Mary's Cat "I was sitting on the well while she was drawing water. I explained that maybe she could pull up a fish for me while she was at it. After all, fish live in water, don’t they? She was ignoring me as usual. You would have thought all I was saying was ‘Meow meow.’ But all of a sudden, he was standing there like he’d been standing there the whole time, this bright and shiny figure with clothes that glowed as bright as the sun. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful. I didn’t know whether to hiss or purr. I decided to purr."
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About the Book
What would the story of the first Christmas be like coming from the point of view of animal witnesses, who may or may not have seen the story of the Nativity unfold first hand. The different aspects of the Christmas Story as found in the Bible, through the eyes of a Cat, a Dog, a Rat and a Camel, in Christmas Tails. With them we get to have a fresh look at the coming of Baby Jesus into our world, and celebrate it with them.
About the Author
T. Joel Fairley is a retired American Baptist Pastor, Artist, former Actor, Director, School Teacher, and Children's Pastor. He is a graduate of Judson University, in Elgin Illinois and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Seminary, in Philadelphia. Influences for Mr. Fairley in Children's Literature include, Hilary Knight, A.A. Milne, and CS Lewis, among others. As a visual artist and he adapts a whimsical, illustrative style into his art, and stories which is intended to create a sense of wonder for the observer, and he likes color, lots, and lots of color. Although he has written many stories, scripts and parables, for children and adults, ‘Fall of the DawnStar’ is Mr Fairley’s first Novel, and 'Christmas Tails' his first published Children's book. Joel and his wife Sue share five children, and eight grand children, and currently live in the Bay Area of Northern California, with their dogs Katie and Scoutie.