The
Adventures of Fawn
By
Al E. Boy
Genre:
Children's Fiction
The
series is a ‘coming of age’ tale set in the year 1849. It tells
of the adventures of Fawn, the precocious young daughter of legendary
reindeer, Comet and Vixen. Initially, she has no friends and spends
her days alone in the stable at Santa’s Village. She argues with
her parents…wanting the freedom to go outside the Village to
explore. But her parents forbid her to go outside by herself.
Declaring,
“I don’t care how dangerous it is…I want some fun and
excitement!” Fawn starts sneaking out each day. She makes friends
quite readily, but just as quickly finds herself in dangerous
situations.
Book
1-‘Til
the Last Snowflake Falls, introduces the host of characters and finds
Fawn a prisoner of a conniving sea captain intent on capturing arctic
animals to sell to a New York City zoo.
In
Book 2- The
Ona Pendulum, Fawn and friends must stop an evil former elf princess
from destroying the device which enables Santa and company to live
for hundreds of years. In the process, she learns how young Kristoff
Kringle went from making hand-crafted toys in his family’s
workshop, to being an icon of Christmas, and leader of hundreds of
elves.
In
Book 3- Far And Yet So Near, a mysterious stranger gains control of Santa’s
reindeer, who mindlessly march off toward destinations unknown. Fawn
and her companions trail them, trying to find a way of freeing them,
and encounter many dangers along the way. Santa and his wizard
friend, Wajic, appear in the nick of time to save the day, but
explosions suddenly catch everyone by surprise. The stranger
‘reindeer-naps’ Fawn, and she’s spirited off to England…with
no way of knowing if her parents and Santa are still alive, and no
way of escaping and getting back to the North Pole.
Interview:
What
inspired you to write these books?
I’ve
been a mall/department store Santa for 40 years. Over the course of 4
decades in the red suit and big boots, I was asked countless
questions by youngsters regarding Santa, the elves, the Toy Shop,
Mrs. Claus, the North Pole, the reindeer (especially Rudolph) and a
myriad other things. Some were predicatable queries…while others
took me by surprise. Over the years, I garnered quite a collection of
stories and explanation, I’d always wanted to make them available
to as many children (and even their parents) as possible. One day I
hit upon the idea of employing a young reindeer and her adventures to
bring my repertoire to the written page.
Do
you have a favorite character, or in what ways do any of the
characters represent you?
I
suppose Fawn is my favourite. But…all of them have unique
personalities. I like Bunny’s slightly irascible character,
Snowboy’s delight in inventing words, Santa’s friendship with his
wizard friend, Wajic, Doctor Mary Weather’s unflappable nature.
What
surprises did you come across when writing the book?
I
like how the stories generally write themselves. I often feel like a
vehicle through which the adventures and dialogue make it onto the
page. Many Is the time I’ve finished typing up 20 or 30 pages, and
I’ve been totally surprised by the story that came about.
If
your book was made into a film, who would you like to play the lead
characters?
Due
to the fact the main characters are animals, the actors would be
giving voice to the characters. For Fawn…a young reindeer…I’d
have to say either Emma Watson or Kristen Bell. For Snowboy…Ben
Stiller. For Bunny…Kate McKinnon.
Anything
you would like to say about writing? Encouraging words for potential
writers?
The
age old sage advice to just keep writing is true…absolutely true!
Don’t give up…and don’t worry that others don’t understand
why you have to write. You anderstand why…and that’s good enough!
About
the Author
Through
almost 40 years as a Santa Claus, Al E. Boy developed quite a
repertoire of tales to explain and answer the many questions children
ask about Santa, the North Pole, his reindeer, and his friends, the
elves.
It
was this collection of tales which prompted him to begin writing
The Adventures of Fawn. Through the young daughter of legendary
reindeer Comet and Vixen, he's been able to weave an exciting,
colorful, imaginative world which will delight readers of all ages!
Mr.
Boy not only hopes you enjoy these tales, but make reading them part
of your Christmas traditions, as well.
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