Sunday, November 14, 2010

The Watching is coming!


Yes, here we go again!  The Watching is coming!  A brand new and wonderful story for 2010, to bring hope to your heart and joy to your spirit.  The book will be mailed out on December 1, 2010, if you have preordered.  Orders are coming in quickly!  Here is the information about the book, starting with the lovely cover by Kim Hundley, from Michigan:

The Watching: A Corgi Puppy's Christmas Surprise
By Millie J. Williams
With original art by Lyn Hamer Cook, Sari Davies, Sue Duffield, Kay Folk, Karen Howell, Kim Hundley, Susan Jacob, Chris Landers, Ginnie Mickelson, Linda Ozelis, Diane Puntenney, Cindy Read, Cathy Santarsiero, John Scarinci, Barbie Sonnett, and Milllie J. Williams
“Everyone has a gift, they told the little corgi puppy called Twice, but hers certainly wasn't singing. Thrown out of chorus practice, Twice found solace with her friend Grandfather Oak and a flock of mismatched birds that he had helped her rescue. But with Christmas coming, Twice soon joined the rest of the corgis and other animals at the Castle in preparing for the Watching. This was the first year Twice would be old enough to attend this mysterious and magical event, so she didn't quite know what would happen in the field far beyond the Castle walls. She had a few secret plans of her own, however!”
The annual version of “The Watching” by Millie J. Williams, usually released for Christmas Eve, has become a tradition in corgidom, enjoyed each year by thousands of readers. The 2009 story―The Watching: A Corgi Christmas Tale―was published to wide acclaim as a beautiful full color paperback book with dazzling artwork. Now we are happy to offer the equally wonderful 2010 book, The Watching: A Corgi Puppy's Christmas Surprise.
This new book will ship beginning December 1, in time for the holidays. Pre-order now to be sure you have your book in time for Christmas. Orders placed before December 1 will receive a bonus bookmark with original Watching artwork.

Coming December 1: A special two-week-only eBay auction of the original art created for The Watching: A Corgi Puppy's Christmas Surprise.
Also Coming December 1: New holiday ornaments from CorgiAid's CafePress store featuring art from The Watching: A Corgi Puppy's Christmas Surprise.
All net proceeds for these books (after printing and shipping) benefit CorgiAid. The books are only $20 each, which includes shipping, so order extras as gifts for all your animal-loving friends, young and old. International orders are $27 each.

You can go to http://corgiaid.org/watching/2010/ to order the book.  Also available is last year's Watching story (there is a new cast of characters and a new story each year).  You can read more about last year's book here:  
http://corgiaid.org/watching/2009/

Order for your family, friends, elementary school library and local libraries!  And don't forget to get one for yourself!  I promise you will love this year's story very much!

Thanks to you all for supporting CorgiAid and our mission of helping homeless corgis with their medical bills!