Guest Posts
Story Snug’s 2018 International Book Giving Day Giveaway!
We are so excited about our 2018 International Book Giving Day giveaway and would like to say a huge huge thank you to all the authors and illustrators who are helping us to celebrate by generously giving books.
Author Cath Jones talks about ‘Bonkers About Beetroot’
Bonkers About Beetroot is Cath Jones’ debut picture book and it’s completely bonkers! Cath and I met online through SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and I am always very excited when writing friends become published authors. It’s lovely to welcome her to Story Snug to answer my questions about her books, her writing…
Dec 24th: Emily Guille-Marrett (aka Reading Fairy) chooses The Night Before Christmas
Author: Clement Clarke Moore / Illustrator: Robert Sabuda The Story: This is a truly magical Christmas edition of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem. The rhythm and rhyme make it joyful to read aloud and share together with family and friends of any age.
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 21st: Kate Eccles chooses The Christmas Story – An Exquisite Pop-Up Retelling
Author / Illustrator: Robert Sabuda The Christmas Story – An Exquisite Pop-Up Retelling: This spectacular retelling of the traditional Christmas Story is brought to life by Robert Sabuda’s amazing paper engineering.
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 18th: Acorn Books chooses Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama
The Story: Sadie is a little girl whose parents come from two different cultural backgrounds. During the holiday season they celebrate both with a joint Christmas and Hanukkah celebration. The house is decorated with angels and Jewish stars, they eat latkes and turkey and their whole extended family come together to share the stories of the…
Dec 17th: Laura Watkinson chooses The Jolly Christmas Postman
Author: Allan Ahlberg / Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg The Story: The Jolly Christmas Postman is a classic festive story about a jolly postman delivering letters to all kinds of familiar fairytale characters.
