Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
Today, I’m celebrating independent bookstores! Here’s my book, Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble, on an actual brick-and-mortar store bookshelf! Phoenix Books (in Vermont) is carrying it at both their locations, the Burlington store on Cherry Street and the Essex store in the Essex Cinemas shopping plaza. Yay! (Happy dancing!)
Phoenix Book Store
And now for today’s A to Z —
O is for — Olaf from Disney’s Frozen
“Hi, everyone. I’m Olaf and I like warm hugs!” Olaf, the animated snowman, stole the show in Disney’s hit movie, Frozen. Talk about comedy relief. Just about everything he said and did had me in stitches.
From the beginning when he meets Anna and Kristoff on their way to find Elsa, to his receiving his own personal snow flurry at the end of the movie to keep him from melting, Olaf infuses the story with warmth and humor and a childlike innocence that makes me smile even now as I’m thinking about it.
So many hilarious moments — that first meeting with Anna and Kristoff; Olaf’s middle and bottom parts running away from the snow monster and leaving his head behind; when Olaf tells Anna to run from the “rocks” Kristoff is talking to; and when he slides down the hill toward the town after being told by Kristoff to keep a low profile and you hear a scream from someone as Olaf says hello to them.
Olaf is one of the funniest and most endearing characters I’ve ever met. My favorite Olaf moment is when he tells Anna that “some people are worth melting for.” Wise words from a true friend.
Photo Credit: http://wondersofdisney2.yolasite.com
Photo Credit: Amazon.com
What other celebrations are going on out there?
© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2015. All rights reserved.
Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams 
I love this little guy. He’s just so cute and I love when he says some people are worth melting for.
Good luck with the A to Z Challenge!
A to Z Co-Host S. L. Hennessy
http://pensuasion.blogspot.com/
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I do, too. I think he had all the best lines in the movie.
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Endearing – that’s a good word for Olaf. He had a gentle and kind spirit.
Awesome your book is on bookstore shelves.
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Thanks, Alex! Olaf is a wonderful character.
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Woohoo, well done on the book! I love bookstores as you might expect. Tomorrow I start some volunteering work at Aye Write, Glasgow’s book festival. Checking tickets etc – but I get to listen to the talks too! That’s worth celebrating.
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Thank you! The book festival sounds like fun! Definitely worth celebrating.
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A very big well done, I know how difficult is it to have your books accepted in independent bookstores.
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Thank you, and thanks for stopping by!
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Yay! Thanks for sharing photos of your book in an actual bookstore. How awesome is that!! Loved Olaf! And when he was so excited about sunshine, not realizing he would melt … so adorable!
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Thanks! I was glad at the end that he was able to experience warm weather without melting.
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huge congrats!! it must be the biggest thrill seeing your book like that! 🙂 and I am obsessed with Olaf…he is one of the greatest characters of all time. I have a small Olaf doll too, yes I am 31 lol but I had to do it. He just makes me so happy 🙂
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Thanks so much! It’s a dream come true. 🙂 Those Olaf dolls are really cute. You can’t look at them without smiling.
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That’s so awesome that your book is in real bookstores for everyone to see! Congrats! I hope this is just the beginning of great things to come! 🙂
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Thanks, Lexa! I hope so, too.
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Have you seen Frozen Fever? Olaf is so cute in that. if not, I have a Youtube link. It’s blurry but it’s the only full version I could find.
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Ha, ha, yes, I saw it when I went to the Cinderella movie. It’s so funny. I loved the rearranged spelling of the birthday banner. ROFL I wouldn’t mind seeing it again.
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Congratulations on the your book hitting the shelves!! Reality is great.
Olaf is too sweet… and I laughed too much.
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Thank you, Dixie! I agree, Olaf is a sweetheart.
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Now you have another reason to love your local book seller. 🙂
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Yes, I most certainly do. 🙂
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I have to admit that he is the ONLY sidekick “pet” that any of the Disney characters have had that is NOT annoying. Olaf is adorable. I love his childlike qualties and his laughter!! xD Josh Gad did a great job!
Elizabeth Mueller
AtoZ 2015
My Little Pony
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I agree, Josh Gad was perfect for the role.
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What a thrill, Lori, to see your book on the shelf. I love Burlington and wish I could walk right in and scoop up a copy or two 😀. Nevertheless I will get ine by other means!!
Olaf was a joy. As was the whole movie.
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Thanks, Sammy! If you’re ever in Burlington, VT, let me know. I’d love to meet you in person! 🙂
I enjoyed Frozen, too. It was one of Disney’s better ones.
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Will do !!
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Love Olaf! 😀 So does my husband after doing a whole Frozen float this past year for the sophomore class.
Minion Carrie from Lauren’s team dropping in to cheer you on!
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Wow, a Frozen float. That must have been beautiful! Thanks for stopping by!
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Yay, your book is out there! It looks fantastic on that shelf. 🙂 I love Olaf. He stole that entire movie as far as I am concerned. Such a beautiful spirit!
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Thanks, Sue! I agree, Olaf was the best part of it.
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