Published By: CanongatePages: 290Released On: 12/10/2017 It isn’t always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday – even in July – and when youContinue reading “Father Christmas and Me – Matt Haig”
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The Girl Who Saved Christmas – Matt Haig
Published By: CanongatePages: 329Released On: 03/11/2016 If magic has a beginning, can it also have an end? When Amelia wants a wish to come true she knows just the man to ask – Father Christmas. But the magic she wants to believe in is starting to fade, and Father Christmas has more than impossible wishesContinue reading “The Girl Who Saved Christmas – Matt Haig”
A Boy Called Christmas – Matt Haig
Published By: CanongatePages: 266Released On: 12/11/2015 You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas.It is a story that proves that nothing is impossible.If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. It is most certainly not for you.Because thisContinue reading “A Boy Called Christmas – Matt Haig”
Toby and the Silver Blood Witches – Sally Doherty
Published By: Soaring SkiesPages: 225Released On: 07/07/2021 A sinister plot.A secret city in the sky. A boy with an impossible choice. Twelve year old Toby has little time for friends or football since his mum fell ill. All he wants is to stay at home and keep an eye on her. But mysterious things areContinue reading “Toby and the Silver Blood Witches – Sally Doherty”
Dog Tales – Penelope Rich
Published By: ArcturusPages: 96 Date Published: 01/08/2021Date Read: 10/07/2021 Dogs really are man’s best friend – and we can prove it! In this uplifting, beautifully illustrated book, readers will discover the incredible true stories of talented, brave, and daring dogs whose exploits have made them world-famous. These tales of canine courage, loyalty and intelligence willContinue reading “Dog Tales – Penelope Rich”
Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman
Published: ArcturusPages: 128Date published: 01/08/2021Date read: 10/07/2021 This beautifully illustrated compendium brings the Bard’s timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Sam Newman’s cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare’s own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language to make stories accessible to children. Khoa Le’s opulentContinue reading “Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman”
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse – Charlie Mackesy
Published by: Ebury PressPages: 128Date released: 10/10/2019Date read: 13/01/2021 Enter the world of Charlie’s four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls andContinue reading “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse – Charlie Mackesy”
The Ickabog – J.K Rowling
Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 282Date released: 20/11/2020Date read: 13/02/2021 Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was so deliciousContinue reading “The Ickabog – J.K Rowling”
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