Decorated Vietnam Veteran Writes Bedtime Stories to His Children; Award-Winning Storybook Republished

The compilation of short stories in "The Four Little Children - A Likely Story" is the result of Larry Michalove's deep love for his children and his desire to stay connected with them while he was away during the Vietnam War. Winner of the Military Writers Society of America's "Distinguished Book Award for Children's Literature," his storybook has been reedited with a new cover and nineteen new illustrations.

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) November 7, 2007 -- The compilation of short stories in "The Four Little Children - A Likely Story" is the result of Larry Michalove's deep love for his children and his desire to stay connected with them while he was away during the Vietnam War. Winner of the Military Writers Society of America's "Distinguished Book Award for Children's Literature," his storybook has been reedited with a new cover and nineteen new illustrations.

Like most fathers, Michalove was in the habit of telling stories to his children before they went to sleep at night and wanted to maintain this connection to them. During his tour of duty, he wrote almost daily letters to his wife and periodically included a story that she could read to their four little children. Michalove made his children the central characters of these stories in which an elf-like character took them on wonderful and exciting adventures.

Under the care of a jolly elf, the children go on fanciful journeys among the stars, under the sea, to the North Pole, and to many other unusual, fascinating places. They encounter talking ants and farm animals as well as dancing pumpkins and green cheese-eating moon people. But no matter where they go or whom they meet, from the darkest recesses of a cave to the farthest reaches of the moon, the children always return to the comforts of home and family.

These treasured stories, originally written to connect a father at war in Vietnam with his four kids back home in America, will inspire children to expand their imaginations while learning important lessons about love, respect and responsibility. Encouraging a unique closeness between parents and their children, this read-aloud collection will whisk families away on truly fantastic adventures.

"The Four Little Children: A Likely Story" (ISBN-978-0-595-34799-5) is published by iUniverse and is available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, iUniverse.com and most retail outlets nationwide.

Larry Michalove was born in 1933 in Asheville, North Carolina. He is a 1955 graduate of the United States Military Academy and later received a Master of Science degree from Stanford University. He resides in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife of 47 years, Sybil, a Birmingham native. They have four children and ten grandchildren.

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