Local Author Explores Santa's Boyhood
Author Sergio Rodriguez signed and released the first in his series of twelve books at Rust Belt Books this past weekend.
In just two hours, the first-time author sold almost 50 copies of his book Little Santa & Snowboy from The Little Santa Book Series: The Childhood Adventures of Santa Claus. Rodriguez, a member of The Society of Children Book Writers and illustrators, the Just Buffalo Literary Center and the local Buffalo Writers Meetup Group said he was able to share some of his book's hidden elements with the crowd on Saturday.
Rodriguez is a shift manager at Starbucks, lives on Buffalo's West Side and has been writing for a long time. He credits several locals with making his job easier. "I didn't even know about Chakra Communications before this. They printed 5,000 beautiful, full color, glossy books for me. Mary Cochran, a senior editor from UB edited the book, and it's being carried by Rust Belt and Tree House Toys. David and Gaetana [owners of Tree House] are such good people and have made it so easy for me," Rodriguez said.
"I hope to do a few more signings," Rodriguez said. "I have one coming up at the 3rd Street Starbucks in Niagara Falls this Saturday from 10 to noon, and then the following Saturday at Crossroads Books in Clarence Center on Goodrich Avenue from 10 to noon, and I just got an order from Borders Books on Walden in Cheektowaga." Rodriguez said the book is available for $8.95 and can also be uploaded as an eBook to a Sony Reader, iPod and PCs.
Rodriguez is also the Chair of the Niagara District Republican Committee, who most recently lost a Buffalo Common Council seat to David Rivera. "I try to keep my two lives separate," Rodriguez said. "Right now I'm more of an author than a politician. I felt fortunate to run, and I got my face out there for when I run again."
For now Rodriguiz is content being an author and crafting the characters of a young Santa and his friends. Thinking ahead, he said, "Jack Frost is big in book six. There's a reindeer named Singer in book three." Rodriguez is looking to get the book picked up by a major publisher and has shopped the book out to Simon and Schuster, Scholastic and Penguin. Stay tuned for updates on the Little Santa Claus website link above.
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flyguy
How cool and creative! I wish the writer luck. Great artwork as well.
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