It's Christmas Eve in the forest. "Will Santa bring us presents?" squeaks Mouse. "Of course not!" huffs Badger. "Santa doesn't even we're here." But clever Bear has a plan. He sets his friends to work making reindeer snacks and a huge tree to attract Father Christmas' attention. "We just have to believe!" Bear tells them. But will Santa really come?

From author Steve Metzger (Pluto Visits Earth!) comes a tale of belief and friendship to light up the holiday season. Packed with plenty of surprises and festive fun, this is the perfect festive book to reassure young children. The rich and colour illustrations make this an ideal gift for children aged three to six.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Alison Edgson is a freelance illustrator, originally from Northern Ireland. She trained in Visual Communication at the University of Ulster in Belfast. She lives in the beautiful Wye Valley AONB. Steve Metzger is the award-winning author of more than sixty children's books, including Pluto Visits Earth! ("ABC Best Books for Children"), Detective Blue ("Librarians Choice" selection), and The Ice Cream King. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Alison Edgson was born in County Down in Northern Ireland and now lives near Newport in Wales. When she's not illustrating children's books, Alison spends most of her free time chasing her chickens out of the vegetable garden and brushing the cat, and loves walking her dogs in the countryside.