S.O.S. Save Old Santa
A children's book that tells the story of a beleaguered Santa as he fends off a hostile take-over of Christmas by a nefarious new-comer named Free-For-All.  It is a story of friendship, learning to ask for help when it's needed, and finding happiness by being yourself. 

S.O.S. Save Old Santa
is co-written by Paul Root and his daughter, Bridget.  Illustrations are by Rochester-based artist Peter Botsis. 

After selling out a limited 2009 run of the books as part of a fundraiser for the Museum Of Kids' Art that provides arts programs for inner-city youth of Rochester, a second printing of the books has become available in 2011!

A signed copy of the book will be delivered to your home for $10 including shipping! 

Refer to the last page of this website for ordering details.  


        Moving Pictures 
The cinematic origin of the work inspired the title of the collection.  The stories are a blend of drama and comedy.  They contain some adult situations and language which would probably inspire the Motion Picture Association of America to give it an "R" rating!  

To obtain a copy of Moving Pictures please refer to the last page of this website for details.

Paul Root is an award-winning fiction, drama, 
and screenwriter from Rochester, New York.

World-renowned writer Nikki Giovanni -- one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 Living Legends -- selected Root’s White Rats as Story of The Year for the International English Honor Society when Root was a college student at SUNY Brockport.  In the ensuing years, productions of his work have screened in festivals from UCLA’s Melnitz Series to the Rochester International Film Festival to Europe’s longest-running festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.  The teen-noir Cherry Crush has been featured on Showtime and distributed in many countries. 

Moving Pictures, Root's 2009 book from Lake Affect Publishers, represents six of his adapted screenplays sandwiched between two traditional stories:
  
Little Elton and The Kings follows two brothers, one a musical prodigy and the other his protector, after tragedy befalls them.

March Mayhem brings together a gambling-addicted teacher, an ESPN reporter, gangsters, the FBI, and rabid college fans for the strangest hoops tournament in history.

The Professor’s Son explores the dark side of a rising bright star.

Meet Me In Austin chronicles the collision between Hollywood powerbrokers, aspiring filmmakers, and festival organizers that bring their worlds together.

 Funny Not Funny***
finds a comedian dealing with the most somber situation of his life. 

 Moon Nine shows the lengths a family will go to help one of its own – even when that family is a dysfunctional group of Wild West performers! 
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*** The stage version of Funny Not Funny was one of two full-length plays selected in the Geva Theatre and Writers & Books 2009 Regional Writers Showcase Competition.