A Kiwi Christmas Story

About the Book

A Kiwi Christmas Story was written by Romaine Kupfer, a geologist, while she and her young family accompanied her husband, a geologist professor, on sabbatical in Wellington, New Zealand. Mrs. Kupfer, quite taken by the kiwi bird and his gentleness, began to romanticize what Christmas would have been like in the land down under. Since her children were young, she wrote the story for them—a children’s story—and included a bit of her own poetry at the end.

About the Author

Author: Romaine Littlefield Kupfer ( b.1923-d.2017) Romaine L. Kupfer, a geographer-geologist, who spent one year in New Zealand with her husband and children (ages 8 and 10) in 1962-63, wrote a brief text for children about a symbolic Christmas and a Kiwi bird. A world traveler, Mrs Kupfer has published scientific articles and has been involved in manuscript processing for several scientific organizations including the U.S Geological Survey.

Artist: Madeleine K. Van Epps ( b.1953-) Madeleine K. Van Epps is Romaine’s daughter. She was formerly a high school English and Psychology teacher but retired in 2018. She is now a resident of Wyoming.