Christmas Nativity Play

C lad in white, the angel shouts a king is born today.  

Her halo slips as she points, you shepherds go that way.     

Rob shakes his head, no room here, you should have booked ahead.

I have a stable, John cries, you can share the cows bed.        

Silent Night the children sing. Mary sits down sighing.          

The manger slides on swiftly. Joseph knocks it flying.         

Mary pulls the swaddled doll from underneath her frock.    

And Joseph waves to his mother sat in the first block.         

Shepherds stumble forwards, fluffy lambs clutched in their hands.

Nat’s tee-towel hides his eyes; so on Joseph’s foot he stands.

As Mary lays the baby doll in the cardboard crib,

The injured Joseph shouts ouch! and pokes Nat in the rib.

In the Deep Mid Winter they sang, while the boys did fight.

Visitors from afar arrived wrapped in curtains bright.          

I bring Gold the first yelled, pushing Joseph out of sight.      

This is Frankenstein the next lisped, as his crown did fall.    

You need Myrrh Paul paused... for you are saviour of us all.

Paul then waved and called out; Mum I got it right today!    

Laughing, the audience wiped their happy tears away.           

Away in a manger, they sang, No crib for a bed.                 

Yes let the children come to me, Jesus softly said.                 

 

 

Fabulous book cover

I love the cover for The Intrepid Pony escapes. This is clearly a Pony enjoying life to the full with no cares or worries.

His owner Zoe needs to follow his example and enjoy life more. But she is determined to get justice for Intrepid.

 

Instead of offering support, her new friend Shirley avoids her. What is Shirley hiding? As Zoe investigates further it becomes clear that the truth is being concealed.

It develops into a nightmare, with Zoe suffering rejection and isolation. Intrepid wins her new friends, but she makes a dangerous enemy in Lily, who delights in threatening and bullying her. As Zoe deals with each crisis a bigger one rears up.

                   Can she outwit Lily and discover Shirley’s secret?

 

Why does everything come at the same time?



When I booked a mini break for my mother in Cornwall I had no idea that it would clash with proof reading my book before submitting it to the publisher. It was so hard to proofread with mum chatting away non stop. One week later I have proofread to the end of the Intrepid Pony Escapes for the 3rd time and found 40 punctuation mistakes. Why did I pay for an editor? Fortunately my publisher has been great about those last few typos that tried to crawl into the book.



However it is lovely to find my animal sketches being used to illustrate my book. On the whole I enjoyed the illustrating as enjoyable as the writing. That's why the next book to be published will be a children's picture book.

THANKS TONY FOR THE FOLLOWING GREAT REVIEW

BEING 16 is supposed to be about parties, friends and fun, but new author Lynne Hale reveals how life turns into a nightmare for her young heroine Zoe Stanton in her delightful first book The Intrepid Pony. Zoe's problems start when her beloved new pony Intrepid suffers a serious injury after being taken out of his field without permission.

Intrepid laughing

As she sets about finding the culprit, the persistent Zoe encounters rejection, unfairness, isolation, intimidation and bullying. She is hounded by her bitter rival Lily who attacks her both verbally and physically – and then attempts to place all the blame on Zoe!

Ironically, Zoe is so obsessed with discovering who caused Intrepid's injury that she fears she is turning into a bully herself.

The Intrepid Pony takes readers on a wonderful journey, ranging from gentleness to raw aggression, and I greatly enjoyed editing it. Lynne provides an intriguing story line that paints great pictures with vivid descriptions - plus plenty of emotion, intrigue, twists and turns.

Lynne Hale's well written book should greatly appeal not just to schoolgirls but to people of all ages. It is an excellent read!

Tony Flood, editor of My Life With The Stars and The Secret Potion and co-author of Twists in the Tales (www.celebritiesconfessions.com and www.fantasyadventurebooks.com).