This is your chance to own the hottest book of the season and a piece of original artwork by its illustrator, Wendy Popko! This auction package includes one copy of the 2005 Christmas book of the year Has Anyone Seen Christmas? autographed by both the author and illustrator, as well as a 10" x 19" original painting by Wendy Popko that will be created, live, on-air this Saturday, December 10, on FOX2 News Weekend Saturday Morning.

As an added bonus, the first ten bidders of this lot item on both Saturday and Sunday will receive a free autographed copy of the book!

The Book

Has Anyone Seen Christmas? by Anne Margaret Lewis and illustrated by Wendy Popko is the hottest Christmas book of the year. Bookstores around the country are comparing it with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Walt Disney Studios and Brad Pitt's agent have even inquied about the movie rights!

The Artwork

Local artist Wendy Popko is a muralist for the Ford family and has also done murals in the famous Detroit landmark, the Manoogian mansion. Her first book, The Fairy Painting, was also chosen by the American Booksellers Association as a top children's book. Her unique style of watercolor, acrylic, pen & ink and chalk is called 'creative freestyling Monet.'

Wendy will be creating an original 10" x 19" "creative freestyling Monet" painting on FOX2 News Weekend Morning this Saturday, December 10th. This item is generously brought to you by FOX2, illustrator Wendy Popko, and author Anne Margaret Lewis.