Books with author James Rice Rice

For over 30 years, Santa has been sent around the globe, from Texas to Ireland, in everything from Cajun muskrat to Pennsylvania Dutch outfits, bringing good cheer and gifts to various segments of the population. But what was wrong, he wonders, with the classic �Night Before Christmas�? Why must he play sailor, firefighter, cowboy, and redneck? Why can�t he just be himself? He gives the author who created these clever versions a piece of his mind and asserts himself as the cheerful old Santa he once was. This last book written by James Rice is quintessential Rice: a heartfelt and sassy homage to the classic The Night Before Christmas Series.

Gaston's devoted fans have followed him since he led Santa's team of flying alligators through the bayou on Christmas Eve in Cajun Night Before Christmas®. Now, Gaston the Green-Nosed Alligator® reveals how those holiday events came to pass. It recounts how Santa, through a series of mishaps, comes to reside in the bayou. His aging reindeer are too infirm to make their annual trek around the world, and Santa fears that Christmas may have to be postponed. However, Gaston saves the day by training seven other alligators to fly. Together, they set a new speed record, and Christmas arrives on time! This second edition features all-new, full-color artwork which brings a fresh face to Gaston's glowing green nose. This Christmas season, Gaston® will continue to bring smiles to the faces of children everywhere, as he has for nearly thirty years.

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With imaginative illustrations and a shortened text, this all new version ofthe well-known Christmas story is sure to be a cherished addition to anyChristmas collection. Adapting from Dickens' own condensed version of AChristmas Carol, James Rice uses his unique style to create a beautiful newinterpretation of the old favorite-a version which will undoubtedly become aclassic in itself.A colorful retelling of Dickens' original story, A Christmas Carolreveals James Rice at his best. Old Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the ghosts ofChristmas Past, Present, and Future are among the clever illustrations that makethis rendition unique and wonderful. James Rice's talent for bringing charactersto life through dynamic, detailed, and lively drawings helps to evoke the trueand meaningful message of Dickens' original story.Through Rice's retelling, the classic tale is more accessible to youngsters,and offers them a Christmas treasure to keep for a lifetime. Children of allages will delight in this wonderfully illustrated story as they follow Scroogethrough his series of ghostly visitations to his eventual realization that it isnever too late to give the gift of Christmas.Mr. Rice has written and/or illustrated some twenty-five titles, includingThe Night Before Christmas , Cajun Night Before Christmas ,Prairie Night Before Christmas , Texas Night BeforeChristmas , and Hillbilly Night Afore Christmas . He iswidely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, with morethan 600,000 copies of his works in print-a figure that ranks him among thebest-selling authors and illustrators in the nation. He travels year-roundthroughout the country speaking to schoolchildren and teachers' groups as amember of the Texas author-in-residence program.

This is a true story about a man who was passionate about airplanes—flying them, designing them and building them. His innovative designs and creative vision were so much a part of aviation history that his breakthrough biplane design, the Staggerwing, shown on the cover of this book, hangs in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.Ted Wells not only designed the Staggerwing, but also the Bonanza and many other extremely popular and enduring commercial and military aircraft. Beech Aircraft, the company he co-founded with Walter and Olive Ann Beech, continues to build planes to a standard influenced by Ted’s contribution to pioneering aviation.While best known for his career in aeronautics, Ted Wells was equally passionate about sailboats and became a competitive sailor of great skill. He sailed at a level of performance that literally exceeded all others. Twice he was awarded the World Championship for the Snipe class of sailboats after winning against national champions from many countries.Ted Wells was an extraordinarily talented and accomplished individual who put his unique stamp on the most exciting technology of his era. This is his story.