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Twelve Upon A Time...
February:
Surprised by a Secret Admirer
Bedside Story Collection Series
Written by Edward Galluzzi, PhD
Drawings by: Adam, Sarah, Sharon and Hannah Bocik
CCB Publishing,
British Columbia, Canada
Twelve Upon A Time...
February: Surprised by a Secret Admirer
Bedside Story Collection Series
Copyright ©1988, 2001, 2009, 2011 by Edward Galluzzi
ISBN-13 978-1-927360-13-2
First Edition
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Galluzzi, Edward, 1951-
Twelve upon a time... [electronic resource] / written by Edward Galluzzi ; drawings by Adam Bocik ... [et al.].
(Bedside story collection series)
Contents: [v. 1] January: Bronto’s visitors from another time
[v. 2] February : Surprised by a secret admirer.
ISBN 978-1-927360-02-6 (v. 1).–ISBN 978-1-927360-13-2 (v. 2)
Also issued in electronic format.
I. Bocik, Adam II. Title. III. Series: Galluzzi, Edward, 1951- .
Bedside story collection series (Online).
PZ7.G144Twe 2011 j813'.6 C2011-907392-7
Illustrated by Adam, Sarah, Sharon and Hannah Bocik.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the publisher.
Publisher:
CCB Publishing
British Columbia, Canada
Twelve Upon A Time...
February:
Surprised by a Secret Admirer
“A Keepsake Book”
Presented With Love To
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Presented With Love By
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Date
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Acknowledgements
I wish to express my appreciation to Joe and Ellen Bocik, my neighbors and friends. Their children’s contribution of 144 drawings appear in the 12 monthly chapters of the original black and white third edition book, Twelve Upon a Time... Each chapter is now part of a new 12 book “Bedside Story Collection Series” and the drawings that appear in each book are printed in the wonderment of color. Each monthly story is unique and illustrated by children whose interpretation of the words help tell the stories, as seen through their eyes.
These colored drawings were created by Adam Bocik (age 12), Sarah Bocik (age 10) and Sharon Bocik (age 7). I also wish to thank Hannah Bocik (age 7 months) for her singular drawing, which appears in the December book. All their drawings represent the genuine imagination only children can bring to life. Their drawings enrich each of the 12 stories and provide parents and their children an enriching experience told beyond the words. Enjoy each of the 12 books in this “Bedside Story Collection Series.” Pleasant dreams!
Introduction
This is the second book in a 12 book “Bedside Story Collection Series” spanning across the 12 months of the year. Each of the 12 bedside stories is reprinted in color from the original black and white third edition book Twelve Upon A Time... Each monthly story is unique and illustrated by the original drawings of children whose interpretation of the words can only be seen through their eyes.
This bedside story and all the stories are written to further the imagination of children and to strengthen the parent and child bond through the sharing of heartwarming, silly, absurd and believably impossible tales.
Stay tuned for all 12 of the “Bedside Story Collection Series”.
Sean and Kayla have lived next door to each other, they will tell you, for all their lives. Now, in dog years, that would be a long time. However, in human years, it has not been that many.
Kayla and Sean are only children but certainly not lonely children. Kayla lives with her mother, Debby, and Sean lives with his father, Brian. As long-life neighbors, they do many things together.
Sean and Kayla ride their bikes and fly their kites. They attend the same school where learning is first rate and read books into the night until quite late. At the same church they always pray and stay with their families the rest of the day.
Kayla and Sean share the same friends in the neighborhood and go to summer camp at Fort Hood. They quickly glide down water slides and enjoy bumpy rides on roller coasters that fly!
Sean and Kayla for Christmas dress like elves and in karate class they defend themselves. They play ball on many teams and then order out their favorite pizza supreme!
When at home Kayla and Sean on their computers roam for while on the World Wide Web they are often fed. And you may not believe that this is so, but their favorite ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough! Yes, Sean and Kayla were forever friends from before dusk to after dawn. That is the way it has been for almost all of Sean and Kayla’s years.
Valentine’s Day was fast approaching. Sean and Kayla have exchanged Valentine cards since the second grade. This year, Sean wanted to do something extra special in appreciation of his friendship with Kayla; but what to do? Sean thought and thought and then thought some more. When he was done thinking he thought even more. How could he surprise Kayla?
Sean knew that Kayla liked mystery and adventure. He decided to