Filbert Nutberry’s Grand Christmas Adventure

About the Book

Filbert Nutberry’s Grand Christmas Adventure by Michael Connelly is a children’s story about a squirrel from the Pacific Northwest who takes a very unexpected but fantastic journey all the way across the United States. Along the way, he meets wonderful people while visiting places he never knew existed and experiences things he’d never dreamed he could. Filbert’s journey not only bonds him with the person who becomes one of his dearest friends, truck driver Dusty Wheeler, but it also ultimately lands him in Washington, DC, where his presence turns out to be a fortunate turn of events for everyone there. In the end, what Filbert wants most is for his adventure to end so he can return to his wife and children in Washington state. For readers of this book, however, his adventure is one parents can take with their children over and over again. All the while, children will learn names, locations, and interesting facts about different US states along with other bits of information on culture, history, and the Christmas holiday. This book about the big adventure of a little squirrel has readers both laughing out loud and tearing up, and it is sure to become a holiday or year-round favorite for your family.

About the Author

Michael Connelly graduated from Clemson University in 1990. He has been involved in the Trucking Industry ever since and is a successful business owner, operating Transhield, Inc. fulltime since 2004. He has won awards for his contribution to trucking safety and compliance and is both a Trucking Industry Certified Director of Safety and Trucking Industry safety and compliance expert. He is an engaging and gregarious public speaker and instructor who is recognized as such within the Industry and whose insight-based training has been referred to as ‘life-changing’ by participants. He is also a talented writer who has been writing for years. His inspiration to write Filbert Nutberry’s Grand Christmas Adventure came from being involved in the transportation of the National Christmas Tree to Washington, DC many years ago. He became inspired to have the story published after the birth of his son, Braedon, who is, according to Michael, the ‘best kid ever’ (even though he concedes all kids are pretty great). He enjoys traveling and likes learning the particulars of various destinations. But more, he enjoys meeting and interacting with the different people he encounters in his travels, all of which is reflected in this book.