Elmer’s Christmas by David McKee
Discover the classic Elmer’s Christmas story in a golden board book gift edition, perfect for sharing with little ones this festive season.
It’s two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, and the young elephants are very excited. They choose a tree to decorate and prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer the patchwork elephant has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet and out of sight . . .
Luna Loves Christmas by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers
From award-winning Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fifth book in the Luna Loves… series celebrates separated families at Christmas time, and shows the power of giving to bring people together.
Luna loves Christmas. Sometimes at Mum’s, sometimes at Dad’s, she gets two trees, two dinners, two advent calendars to open . . . but this Christmas, Luna’s family are doing something different. They’re volunteering, and Luna can’t wait for them to all be together at the community Christmas dinner!
Tiny Reindeer by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Meet Santa’s smallest helper: Tiny Reindeer! He doesn’t quite fit in, but when a very special letter arrives before Christmas Eve, he embarks on a mission to find his place in the world.
Tiny Reindeer just can’t find his place in the busy North Pole. Being much smaller than the other reindeer, he’s not very good at any of the jobs Santa gives him. But when a letter comes from a little girl with a Christmas wish to help keep the memory of her grandfather alive, Tiny knows exactly what he needs to do.
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Celebrate 40 years of The Polar Express with this special gold-foiled edition containing free read-along audio narrated by Liam Neeson!
All aboard the Polar Express to the North Pole! Follow one boy’s journey to receive a very special gift from Santa himself: a bell that only true believers in Father Christmas can hear ring. Discover the beloved Christmas classic that inspired the blockbuster family favourite movie starring Tom Hanks. Will you hear Santa’s sleigh-bell ring this Christmas?
In this special anniversary edition, read along with Liam Neeson using the free QR code link to his audio narration of this true Christmas classic.
The Christmas Owl by Gideon Sterer & Ellen Kalish, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
Bursting with Christmas magic, discover the heart-warming true story of a little owl who’s discovered living in the world’s most famous Christmas tree.
When Little Owl’s home is cut down by people saying it will make a beautiful Christmas tree, she’s not sure she wants anything to do with Christmas, whatever that is. But when she wakes up, she finds that her tree has been transported to the Big City! Far from home, she’s soon to find out the true meaning of Christmas.
Inspired by the real life story of the little owl who found her way to New York in the famous Christmas tree outside the Rockefeller Center and who featured in Marvel’s hit series Hawkeye on Disney+. Co-written by Ellen Kalish, caretaker of the real owl, The Christmas Owl is a charming story of friendship, compassion, and the true meaning of this special time of year.
Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: Peril at Owl Park by Martha Jocelyn and illustrated by Isabelle Follath
A twisty, charming Christmas middle-grade mystery series, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child. Ideal for fans of Murder Most Unladylike, The Swifts and The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries.
Aspiring writer Aggie Morton is eager to spend the holidays at Owl Park, an enormous manor house in the country. Owl Park holds many delights, including a troupe of travelling actors, glamorous visitors from Ceylon, a secret passage and an emerald with a curse! Aggie refuses to believe there’s anything to the superstition, until she and her friends discover a body instead of presents on Christmas morning. Aggie and Hector must once again put their deductive skills and imaginations to work and find a murderer on the loose…
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by P J Lynch
Hans Christian Andersen’s greatest tale is stunningly illustrated by award-winning artist P. J. Lynch in this special, glittering hardback gift edition.
When Kay’s eye and heart are pierced by a tiny shard of glass, he becomes mean and cruel, even to his best friend Gerda. But when the Snow Queen carries Kay off to live with her in a world of ice and snow, Gerda goes after him, determined to bring her friend back, no matter what strange adventures lie in her path…
This classic story of friendship and goodness triumphing over evil is stunningly illustrated by the beloved, award-winning Irish illustrator P J Lynch in this beautiful, glittering hardback Christmas gift edition.
The Snow Merchant by Sam Gayton
Lettie Peppercorn lives in a house on stilts near the wind-swept coast of Albion. Nothing incredible has ever happened to her, until one winter’s night. The night the Snow Merchant comes. He claims to be an alchemist – the greatest that ever lived – and in a mahogany suitcase, he carries his newest invention.
It is an invention that will change Lettie’s life – and the world – forever. It is an invention called snow.
The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls
Three years ago, Margot’s life was turned upside down when her fiancé, Harry, went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar’s daughter, Margot has had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much pain it causes her.
Now it’s Christmas 1919, and Margot’s family is gathering back home in the vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she has ever loved?
