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Was That Christmas?


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2002

Great for age 3-12 years

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Bella made Christmas decorations, sung carols and even met Santa Claus, but that wasn't Christmas! She baked mince pies, iced the cake and decorated the tree, but that wasn't Christmas either. Bella bought presents for mum and dad, hung Christmas nuts for the birds and made a snowman, and still Christmas hadn't arrived. She left a glass a wine for Santa Claus, a carrot for the reindeer and hung her stocking up. Was that Christmas?

 

 

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 in 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Winner of the Mother Goose Award, AMANDA HARVEY is a well-known picture book artist, illustrating her own books Stormy Weather and A Close Call. She is the illustrator of Sandra Horn's Hob and Miss Minkin stories. Hilary McKay is a critically acclaimed author who has won many awards, including the Guardian Children's

 

A charming Christmas tale. * OK Magazine *

 

a delightful picture book. * TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT *

 

A magical acount of Christmas bathed in seasonal detail by another acclaimed writer, Hilary McKay. She tells the sotry of Bella who is ... beginning to doubt what christmas is about until she starts getting prepared for the countdown to the festive season. * THE VOICE *

 

A wonderful book to draw children into the seasonal excitement ... it's beautifully illustrated and it is sure to be a winner with youngsters aged three to six * Derby evening telegraph *