Authors / Illustrators
Dec 23rd: Cath Jones chooses The Christmas Eve Tree
Author: Delia Huddy / Illustrator: Emily Sutton The Story: A little fir tree, the runt of the tree plantation, is taken to the city to be sold as a Christmas tree.
Dec 22nd: Janet Bingham chooses One Little Angel
Author / Illustrator: Ruth Brown The Story: The angels are setting off to visit a newborn baby in a manger, but one little angel refuses to go.
Dec 20th: Alex English chooses Father Christmas Needs a Wee
Author / Illustrator: Nicholas Allan
Dec 19th: Maudie Smith chooses Father Christmas
Author / Illustrator: Raymond Briggs
Dec 16th: Otter chooses Winnie and Wilbur MEET SANTA
Author: Valerie Thomas / Illustrator: Korky Paul The Story: In this book Winnie the Witch and her cat Wilbur find Santa stuck in their chimney (why does this never happen to me!?).
Dec 15th: Steven Lenton chooses The Christmas Truce
My favourite Christmas book is the relatively recently published ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by one of my illustration idols, David Roberts.
Dec 14th: Chitra Soundar chooses What’s Cooking, Jamela?
The Story: In What’s Cooking, Jamela? Mama plans a chicken dinner for Christmas Day, and she gives Jamela the job of fattening up their chicken.
Dec 13th: John Shelley chooses Christmas 1993 or Santa’s Last Ride
The Story: Actually published in 1987, Christmas 1993 or Santa’s Last Ride is a picture book in rhyming verse describing how Santa is overwhelmed by the stress of the job and the modern world.
Dec 12th: Duncan Beedie chooses How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Author / Illustrator: Theodor Seuss Geisel
Dec 10th: Sanne Dufft chooses Tom’s Christmas Fish
The Story: While Grandfather buys the Christmas tree, Tom offers to buy the fish (a carp, which is traditionally eaten for Christmas dinner in Prague where the story is set).
