Translated Books
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).
Dec 9th: Giles Paley-Phillips chooses The Jolly Christmas Postman
Author: Allan Ahlberg / Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg The Story: The Jolly Christmas Postman is delivering lots of gifts to a whole range of well known fairytale characters.
Dec 8th: Claire Zinkin (aka MinervaMoan) chooses The Snowman
The Story: A young boy builds a snowman in the garden. In the middle of the night he wakes, and sees that the snowman has come alive.
Dec 7th: Emma Graham chooses Father Christmas
Author / Illustrator: Raymond Briggs The Story: Picture based book telling the story of Father Christmas’ Christmas Eve.
Dec 6th: Michelle Nott chooses The Miracle of the First Poinsettia
The Story: The Miracle of the First Poinsettia is a a retelling of a Mexican folktale.
Dec 2nd: Alice Hemming chooses Mog’s Christmas
The Story: Mog’s Christmas is Christmas as experienced by Judith Kerr’s wonderful Mog the Cat.
Dec 1st: Library Girl (aka Jo Cummins) chooses The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas
The Story: Following a traumatic incident involving a bauble when he was a baby, Mouse now only sees the danger lurking in Christmas.
Last Stop On The Reindeer Express by Maudie Powell-Tuck & Karl James Mountford
I first saw Last Stop On The Reindeer Express at the Frankfurt Book Fair last year and loved Karl James Mountford’s beautiful illustrations with their cutouts and flaps. This wonderful, festive, magical adventure is full of love and warmth and helps children understand that sometimes families may have to spend the Christmas season apart.
It’s Christmas! by Tracey Corderoy & Tim Warnes
It’s Christmas! is a festive, feelgood story which makes us laugh. Parents, as well as children, will identify with Archie’s infectious, and sometimes overpowering, enthusiasm for all the preparations. Chaos reigns throughout the story and we love the humour in the illustrations.
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