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Twelve Upon A Time...
January: Bronto’s Visitors from Another Time
Bedside Story Collection Series
Copyright ©1988, 2001, 2009, 2011 by Edward Galluzzi
ISBN-13 978-1-927360-02-6
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 ; 1)
Contents: [v. 1] January : Bronto’s visitors from another time.
Electronic monograph in PDF format.
ISBN 978-1-927360-02-6 (v. 1)
Also issued in print format.
I. Bocik, Adam II. Title. III. Series: Galluzzi, Edward, 1951- .
Bedside story collection series ; 1.
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
www.ccbpublishing.com
Twelve Upon A Time...
January:
Bronto’s Visitors from Another Time
“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 first 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”.
Once upon a time... Oh, please, perhaps you were expecting a different kind of story starter? May I continue?
Once upon a time, a time long ago or just like yesterday, depending on your point of view, Don, Jane and their children, Donja and Amanda, sat at their stone table for breakfast. They lived in a cave that they have since come to know as “home.” It was trying at times for the family to live among prehistoric creatures. Amanda, Donja and their parent’s world indeed was turned topsy-turvy and it all happened one New Year’s Eve.
Six months ago, Donja, Amanda and their parents were at the museum for children on New Year’s Eve. They were attending a special presentation of “The Land of the Dinosaurs.” Dinosaurs from the two distinct groups that evolved early in their history were exhibited: the saurischians and ornithischians.
Amanda related the exhibit information to her family about the saurischians. She read that saurischians (lizard-hipped dinosaurs) had pelvic girdles common to lizards with three prongs to each side. Saurischians on display at the museum were the two-legged Tyrannosaurs and the four-legged Brontosaurus.
Donja read the exhibit information to her family about the ornithischians. She shared that ornithischians (bird-hipped dinosaurs) had bird-like pelvic girdles with four prongs to each side. Ornithischians on display at the museum were the four-legged Stegosaur and two-legged Duck-billed dinosaur.
Donja and Amanda often studied dinosaurs.
