EP 64: Terri Britt's Leading with Love ~ Stanley Wiklinski

Remember the old radio days when families sat around the living room and listened to their favorite radio shows? Well, that's what this week's Leading with Love is like as host, Terri Britt, chats with Stanley Wiklinski, author of the new children's book, "The Christmas That Almost Never Was."

Stanley is an 85-year-old former Broadway and television actor, as well as a former Navy Reserve Commander. Gather the family around this Thanksgiving or the holiday weekend to listen to the on-demand replay as Stanley reads this magical book, just like the old radio days.

Create a magical memory with your loved ones. It's a beautiful way to begin the holiday season!

Overview of book:
A horrendous, howling, and devastating blizzard strikes Santaville in the blackness of early morning, so severe that it blows away the doors to the stable, where Santa shelters his reindeer. Exposed to the raging storm, the reindeer come down with the flu and cannot fly. Santa, years before, came upon a group of young Polar bears who could leap high in the air. He finds them. With the help and encouragement of the villagers of Santaville, and the reindeer, the Polar bears fly, saving Christmas, and Santa keeps his promise to all good children everywhere on Christmas Eve, bringing them the gifts of their dreams.

Bio:
Stanley E. Wiklinski has an MFA from the Yale University, School of Drama. Following graduation, he acted on Broadway, as well as for regional theater and television. He is also a retired United States Navy Reserve Commander. Stanley lives in New Jersey with Barbara, his wife of 56 years. Together they have four children and five grandsons. "The Christmas That Almost Never Was" is written for children but meant to be enjoyed by their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and anyone who wants to delight in a child’s imagination.