The Boy Who Moved Christmas

The Boy Who Moved Christmas by Eric Walters & Nicole Wellwood
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
Genre: Children's Fiction | OwnVoices | Parenting & Families
Release Date: September 30, 2020

The Boy Who Moved Christmas by Eric Walters & Nicole Wellwood is a heartfelt Christmas story that highlights the love of a community. This retelling of a little boy's final Christmas had me in tears. The magic of Christmas is woven throughout this story.

This was beautifully written and the art by Carloe Liu is spectacular. This would make a wonderful addition to any family's Christmas book collection.

The afterword is written by Evan's mother Nicole and recounts the origins for this holiday book. Evan's family sounds so wonderful and brave. Thank you for sharing your story.

I'm so grateful to Eric Walters &Nicole Wellwood, Nimbus Publishing, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Easily one of the most beautiful stories I have read ever in my life. Absolutely lovely story that is heartbreaking at the same time and made me very emotional.
Highly recommended book - even for adults just to get some perspective In life

The Boy Who Moved Christmas is a touching true story of a poorly little boy who loved Christmas. It is a beautiful story of how the local community came together to give him and his family the Christmas they deserved.
I would recommend this to both children and adults.

Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for my copy.

This Christmas story is based on a true story, the story of a young, seven-year-old boy named Evan. Evan’s family and friends know that Evan is very sick, and even though it’s only October the people in the town of St. George, Ont. join together, and seemingly overnight work to ensure that Evan’s wish to enjoy one more Christmas parade comes true. Soon the entire town, downtown, and the homes were all decorated for the upcoming holiday.

Evan’s story was co-written by Evan’s mother, Nicole Wellwood, along with Eric Walters, the author. The afterword is also written by Evan’s mother.

This is a beautifully shared story about love in its purest form, and a boy who served as inspiration for an entire town.

Published: 30 Sep 2020

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Nimbus Publishing / Nimbus Publishing Limited

And what is Christmas? What is Easter? Where is the magic and meaning of these wonderful holidays, if we have no one to celebrate with, if we do not share these important moments with our loved ones? Yes, those days are special precisely because then we are all together, and we allow ourselves to get way from our daily responsibilities so that we can dedicate ourselves to our loved ones.

‘The Boy Who Moved Christmas’ by Eric Walters, Nicole Wellwood is a story that will show the true meaning of the festive seasons to your little ones in an absolutely wonderful way, and it will break your heart and fill your eyes with tears. Bringing a smile to little Evan's face is a task that his family and the entire local community dedicate themselves to. United by the common goal and wish, they manage to move Christmas. A story, based on a true story, which in a simple way, understandable to children, conveys a very powerful message for both children and adults. It does not matter if it is a holiday or not, what matters is the time spent with loved ones, a time that each of us must make the most of. The beautiful illustrations as well as the text are absolutely brilliant and completely adapted to the level of understanding of the children. Not only the chance to read a wonderful story, the book offers parents a chance to be able to use elements of the story to talk to our children. Such serious topics, which are by no means easy to read or talk about, but are an integral part of life. What also amazed me was that the firefighters, police officer and paramedics are presented as friends of society, someone we should trust and who are here for our good.

As I read the letter to Evan's mother, I wept for little Evan and for all the children around the world who are facing the same situation, for all those families going through that Golgotha. And I think this book should be part of every family collection, a book that glorifies the true values in our lives. A wonderful book…

I tried to read this my son and I may have cried my way through. He didn’t understand why bc he’s 7. This is a beautiful story of how a whole community came to make a special season for this sweet boy and his family. What an incredible book about this amazing sweet little guy!

This is a Christmas book that is more towards an older child maybe 9-10, depending on their reading abilities. I am not one to cry over books but this one had me tearing up. It was so heartfelt I just wanted to hug this book. It really helps show the magic of Christmas and how just simple gestures are much better than loads of gifts! I truly enjoyed reading this book. I also had my son read it as well and he loved it too!

This was a really beautiful book, based on a true story, about the magic of Christmas and a community coming together to help a little boy celebrate.

Absolutely amazing, touching, heartwarming, and heartbreaking story about love, family, and hope. This would be appropriate for an older elementary child and best read with an adult to facilitate discussion and meaning behind the (true) story. Even for adults, this will make you take a step back and reexamine the meaning of the holidays. So beautiful!

I loved this book and it is a really touching story.

It is beautifully illustrated, I loved how it was written and it has a lovely slow to it.

It was only at the end that I realised that it was based on a true story and that made it an even more magical and special read and it was one that made me well up.

It is 5 stars from me for this one, a lovely read and a wonderful story that shows the way that the community came together for this special little boy – very highly recommended!

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really heartwarming (and at the end tear jerking) book, loved the art work and its such an amazing true story

The boy who moved christmas is a very heartfelt story that is sure to resonate with everyone. Evan doesn't have long to live so his town bands together to give him an early Christmas. He is the star of the show as he gets to be a police officer for a day, view magnificent light displays, have a parade in his honor, and even be Santa's guest of honor on his sleigh. This is a beautiful story to share with the world.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read in exchange for an honest review.

This is a book about love and hope and what happens when people come together for good. Beautifully illustrated it shows just how powerful one person can be. Evan brought together his family, town, and the world with his resilience and positive nature. A beautiful book.