Local Author Teaches Children To Incorporate Physical Activity Into Everyday Play
WHO: Local author Colleen Driscoll of Bridgeport
WHAT: Book launch party for Piper the Elf Trains Santa
WHEN: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21
WHERE: Bridgeport Conference Center at Charles Pointe, Bridgeport, W.Va.
DETAILS:  Christmas With Piper the Elf celebrates the release of local author Colleen Driscoll’s children’s book, Piper the Elf Trains Santa, published by Headline Books of Terra Alta, W.Va. The event features performances by Bridgeport High School’s Jazz Band and Thespian Troupe, an orchestra ensemble from Bridgeport High School, Pam Krall’s Music Studio students singing, a quartet group from Robert C. Byrd High School, and the chorus from Lincoln High School.
Refreshments include theme foods taken from the book: Candy Cane Cocoa, Reindeer Crunch Treats and sugar cookies. An exclusive recipe for the launch party is Piper’s Party Cheese ball.
Members of the media are invited to attend. Ms. Driscoll is also available at other times to talk about her book and children’s fitness. She recently presented workshops incorporating W.Va. Healthy Initiatives concepts at the West Virginia Library Association Conference and at the Headline Books Fall Festival of Writers. She was a featured author at this year’s West Virginia Book Festival.
In Piper the Elf Trains Santa, Mrs. Claus says Santa needs a personal trainer and she recruits Piper, who doesn’t know–or thinks she doesn’t know–anything about exercise. But by playing with Santa–sledding, building snowmen, etc., Piper helps Santa lose weight. He gets fit while having fun and he doesn’t realize he’s been working out until the end of the book.
The book is available from all local and online booksellers and at www.headlinekids.com.
PIPER THE ELF TRAINS SANTA, ISBN: 9780938467564, 32 pages, Retail Price $16.95
