A great picture story book with an environmental message, developed in conversation with Greenpeace UK. When one little boy discovers a message from Father Christmas asking for help to save his home from the oil drillers, he hitches a lift from a kind old sailor and together with children from around the world, they set sail to confront the oil men. Elliot desperately wants to save the Arctic and stop Christmas being cancelled, but will the oil drillers back down and what is the old sailor' s big surprise... ?

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Catherine Barr specializes in clear explanations of `big issues for small people'. She has worked with Greenpeace and London's Natural History Museum before becoming a full-time researcher-writer. She describes herself as "interested in writing non-fiction stories that spark questions and conversation". Her bestselling book, The Story of Life , explaining the principle of evolution, was shortlisted for the English Association Picture Book Award in 2016. Catherine Barr lives near Hay-on-Wye. Francesca Chessa has illustrated over 40 books with publishers all over the world, including Library Lily and Elliot's Arctic Surprise . She lives in Turin, Italy, where she runs art workshops for children and adults.