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This week's episode of the Shelf Life podcast is about childhood and growing up in the Central District. Community storytellers describe a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone and children felt safe to explore; a neighborhood where adults made sure kids had structure and support. What was it about the Central District that fostered that sense of community and safety? How have changes in the neighborhood impacted the way kids experience childhood? Hear stories from Aretha Basu, Gregory Scott, Phyllis Beatty-Yasutake, Mark Cook, Gary Hammon, JJ Jackson, and others.
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 American picture book for children, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout elf. The story was inspired by a family tradition started by Carol Aebersold for her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts, in Georgia.[1]
The book tells the story of a scout elf who hides in people's homes to watch over events. Once everyone goes to bed, the scout elf flies back to the North Pole to report to Santa the activities, good and bad, that have taken place throughout the day. Before the family wakes up each morning, the scout elf flies back from the North Pole and hides. By hiding in a new spot around the house each morning, the scout elf plays an ongoing game of hide and seek with the family.
On November 26, 2011, a thirty-minute animated special, titled An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf, directed by Chad Eikhoff, aired on CBS.[25][10] The Washington Post criticized the quality of the animation and dismissed it as "just a half-hour advertisement for a book and a toy", which it felt would not join "the canon of prime-time animated Christmas specials that actually move the spirit".[10] Common Sense Media disagreed, calling the special "a great addition to families' holiday TV traditions".[26] However, they also warned parents about the consumer-driven nature of the story and made note of its lack of educational value.[26]
The story is inspired by a book of the same name, which comes packaged with its own elf to keep tabs on the owner's home. The book cover is visible numerous times throughout the movie, and the story even goes so far as to show Chippey being packaged with the book for shipment.
Parents need to know that this spirited holiday story is based on a popular kids' book that's packaged with its own shelf-sized elf, so if your home doesn't already have one, it's a good bet your kids will be clamoring for one after they tune in. The story centers on a boy who doubts the existence of Christmas magic (and, by association, Santa), but the story's evolvement leaves little doubt in that regard. This delightful tale is a great addition to families' holiday TV traditions, and viewers of all ages are bound to enjoy its vibrant display of Christmas fanfare and feel-good emotions that reflect the season. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What began as a simple Christmas tradition for one family has blossomed into a best-selling book that has now inspired what's sure to become a new addition to kids' holiday must-see list. Look past the modern CGI animation and you'll find a timeless story that deserves a place among the classics like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Viewers who are familiar with the book will love how this movie stays true to it, incorporating aspects of the story and the illustrations even while it expands on the tale by following an individual elf's journey to a home of his own.
There's a commercial tie-in to be considered, since the book cover is visible throughout the movie and one scene shows Chippey being boxed up with a copy of the story to be shipped out to his family. If you've already adopted your own family's elf, this will just enhance your kids' excitement about their magical visitor, but if you haven't, it's probably going to make them want one.
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I read this book shortly after my salvation in Jesus. I remember being absolutely mesmerized by her story. I read it rather quickly also. Her time, face down in the hospital, having so much time to talk to God, meant so much to me. All of the questions and reflecting, and ultimately the answers, were so impactful to my early understanding of the truth of who God is, no matter what our circumstances are. I am so thankful for her testimony of His unchanging and unending goodness in all things! Thank you for this review and reminding me of this book. It is going on the top of our must read pile!
I've had this fantasy story since I was 13, and quite honestly it didn't have a plot until 2020. All I knew is I absolutely adored the characters (and do to this day) and that it was the one idea I really wanted to turn into a comic one day.
I now know that the story follows 3 main characters during a war in a fantasy context (these dumbasses:) as they work through a lot of their trauma resulting from growing up in a very war torn environment as well as explorations of LGBTQ+ identities.
Eduard is the son of the dictator who started the war in the first place, and he has an expectation to follow in his footsteps, but him deciding to run away and oppose him causes him a lot of trouble with trying to live a normal life. He also spends a lot of the story figuring out his identity as a man, realising that enjoying feminine things and dressing femininely doesn't make him any less of a man, as he views himself.
I ended up shelving this story because I really wanted to do it justice. It's also a super long story, as I wanted it to be a fantasy epic, and quite frankly I was worried I'd never finish it, especially if I felt frustrated with my art and writing. I just know I'd benefit from having experience from other stories beforehand.
It's for me what I consider my 'magnum opus' and I think it was a good decision to shelve it as I'm still new to comics! Your first work isn't going to be your best, so I decided I was going to work on a shorter story before moving on to this one.
I ended up writing 'The Commune' as a sort of test short story, but I ended up falling in love with it (and making it much longer than intended ) I'm happy to let myself learn and grow with 'The Commune' as the story is easier for me to execute as I have around 5 main characters, and the locations are limited. It's just much smaller in scope, and once I finish it I'll know I can move on to a longer story!
A few years ago I had this incredible story in my head based on a character of mine from a D&D campaign. I had his backstory shorted out, I even created his nemesis and worked on the bigger idea; what's his purpose and whether he fulfils it in the end or not... But i reached a point then where I simply let it aside. The work it needed was too much for my self back then and I knew that I wouldn't be able to complete such a difficult project. Now, 6 years later, I've sheepishly started working on it again, but i don't think I'll ever be entirely satisfied with my writing skills...
So I have this one story that's been in development since I created my first OC at the age of 13, it started out as something super small, but grew into a super massive story. To summarize it's a cosmic horror/buddy roadtrip story about a mysterious god becomes trapped to a world after contributing some of itself to the world's development, after some bad experiences with the mortals it becomes a hungry monster that brings plague, devours souls and messes with everyone. Part of the reason why it changed like it did was because a friend betrayed the god, which leads to that friend trying to get the god's forgiveness while keeping it from devouring the world. Eventually the god is strong enough to leave the world to fulfill it's purpose, to eat the god that created it and the universe, taking it's place. The friend tagging along, slowly changing the god's perspective while they travel to their destination.
While the characters the main focus a massive amount of attention goes to the settings, it's supposed to be a story that showcases the complexities and beauties of life. That being said there's multiple cultures, languages, beliefs and such, along with the main lore revolving around how the main god character and other gods work, and there's also a lot of astronomy in there. I plan on putting together a mythology book to go with the comic once I actually get around to making it because there's so much to unpack, plus I wanted to have my own developed universe so I could set my stories in that, and not have to deal with world development. Sooo it's been on the back burner because it's just massive, I still need to do some more mythology, culture, astronomy and language studies before focusing on it.
Another story I have is a horror/sci-fi/fantasy about a vampire who escapes from a war testing facility run by humans, gathers other creatures like it who've been subject to horrible treatment and wins the war, leaving a massive amount of death and devastation in their wake. It's sort of a protagonist-to-antagonist story where you start out rooting for the MC, but waver off as their actions become more questionable. Originally I put this on the back burner because there was still some things in development, and I didn't quite feel skilled enough to tackle it. (Also the story is set in an alternate Earth, and I was going to have space nazis in it, but as I got older I figured it wouldn't be a great idea. Lmao! Don't @ me, I was a stupid kid.)
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