Learn the meaning a advent on the porch of Fort Eli in the neck among the forest animals. Two children celebrate the coming of Christmas with an advent wreath, lanterns for candles Bible verses and a manager explaining the significance of each as they move forward bringing His light into the world. Beautiful illustrations by Margarita Sikorskaia help tell this peaceful and reflective story.
Diane Davies, breast cancer survivor and award-winning author of Life in the Neck New Friends, Life in the Neck Squirrel Trouble, Life in the Neck Advent of Christmas, and Jeannie Ann's Grandma Has Breast Cancer, lives in the Neck right next to the animals making their home there. You'll find her in one of the Neck's two houses with her husband Papa Butch. Her grandchildren, Elsie and Eli, live right next store with their mom and dad. The whole family enjoys life on the St. Croix River near Hastings, Minnesota.