New Christmas Book by Local Couple

A new book “The Christmas Armadillo” went on sale Dec. 1. The book was written and illustrated by local couple Jim and Sheila Schmidt.

It features a lovable family of armadillos who discover the real meaning of Christmas when stumbling upon an outdoor nativity scene.

Follow an armadillo family as they find the real meaning of Christmas and some classic songs while encountering statues of the traditional Christmas family, shepherds and angels.

Readers will be inspired by four-color illustrations, (by Sheila Schmidt), Christmas decor and a simple bedtime-like story.

“The Christmas Armadillo” is written by “Armadillo Jim” Schmidt, who grew up in Fayette County, in the Schulenburg area of High Hill, was inspired by his fondness of the “little armored animal” and his grandmother’s nativity scene, brought to America when she was an eight year old, immigrant girl in 1889. Readers young and old will learn the real story of the first Christmas.

“So many frozen and cold northern animals and characters such as reindeer, polar bears, elves and snowmen have told various Christmas stories but now an animal from the south gets a chance to share the Christmas spirit,” Jim added.

Schmidt and his wife Sheila can be heard on KVLG/KBUK radio each Sunday evening at 6 p.m. on their weekly devotional called; “Y’all Have A Good Day.”

The website; www.thechristmasarmadillo.com is available December 1 for ordering printed and digital copies, audio books and ebook formats.