Great News! My book, Once Upon a Time in America: Children's Stories Celebrating Holidays, Traditions, and Family, is now on Amazon.

 

Great News!

My book, Once Upon a Time in America: Children's Stories Celebrating Holidays, Traditions, and Family, is now on Amazon.

You can find it on the following link.

https://tinyurl.com/ydbbwzm6

Here is the introduction I wrote up on Amazon.

Once Upon a Time in America
A Year of Meaningful Children’s Stories About Holidays, Values, Faith, and Family
Once Upon a Time in America is a beautifully written children’s story collection designed to guide families through an entire year of holidays, traditions, and life lessons—one meaningful story at a time.
Perfect for read-aloud time, bedtime stories, family devotionals, and classroom reading, this heartwarming book helps children understand not just what we celebrate, but why it matters. Through gentle storytelling and lovable animal characters, children are introduced to values such as kindness, gratitude, courage, faith, respect, service, and love.
This collection of children’s holiday stories walks families month by month through America’s most meaningful days, including:
New Year’s reflections and goal setting
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and equality
Easter and the resurrection of Jesus
Memorial Day and honoring sacrifice
Independence Day and the meaning of freedom
Veterans Day and service
Thanksgiving gratitude
Christmas faith, generosity, and family traditions
New Year’s Eve reflection and hope
Unlike typical holiday books, Once Upon a Time in America goes deeper. These are not just festive stories about decorations and treats. They are values-based children’s stories that explain the heart behind each celebration in a way young children can understand and remember.
Children naturally feel the excitement of holidays. What they often lack is context. Why do fireworks matter? Why do we honor veterans? Why is Easter celebrated? Why is Christmas different from every other day of the year? Storytelling bridges that gap. A well-told story teaches without preaching and explains without overwhelming.
This book is ideal for:
Parents seeking meaningful children’s books
Grandparents looking for keepsake story collections
Christian families wanting faith-based children’s stories
Teachers and homeschool families
Families building intentional traditions
Children ages 3–8 (and beyond for read-aloud)
Each story stands alone, yet together they create a full year of learning, reflection, and joy. Families can read the book straight through from January to December or return to specific stories as holidays approach, making it a book that grows with your child year after year.
You will also discover bonus stories tucked throughout the collection—extra moments of fun, meaning, and celebration that feel like small gifts hidden inside the year.
At its heart, Once Upon a Time in America is about connection:
Connection to family
Connection to faith
Connection to American traditions
Connection to the values that shape character
This is a book meant to be shared. To be read slowly. To spark conversation. To become part of your family’s rhythm. To be pulled from the shelf every year as traditions return.
Long after the decorations are put away, the lessons remain.
Kindness. Gratitude. Courage. Faith. Love.
Those are the quiet gifts of tradition.