The Christmas Deer

The Pratt family is surprised one Christmas morning to find a young deer in their yard, playing with their dogs. When the deer decides to stick around, it doesn’t take long for the Pratts to fawn over little Traveler. After all, he is smart and curious, loves to sleep on the porch swing every night, and loooooves peppermint. The Pratts soon realize, however, that there is something very special about their new friend.The whole family will delight in this festive and fanciful tale that teaches how friendship can be found in very surprising places.

Author Biography

Alicia Schwartz is a longtime animal advocate. She lives with her husband in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and is a mom to two daughters and four dogs. This book is inspired by Traveler, a young deer that showed up on her friend’s farm. Alicia is the director of Project Safe Pet, a rescue that helps to fund a spay and neuter program for the community and fosters puppies and dogs. She is also the author of The Cemetery Dogs, a children’s book based on the true story of two dogs she found living in a cemetery. Alicia promotes spaying and neutering, and encourages the adoption of pets from rescues and shelters to end the homeless animal crisis. “Be their voice” is her rescue mantra.