She's always late and no matter how hard she tries, something always goes wrong. But the Baby Jesus is soon to be born, and every angel wants to offer Him the perfect gift. This time, Zillah is determined to get everything right . . .

Zillah's persistence and ingenuity will inspire every child in this touching and magical story.

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 2004 by Pan Macmillan .

Dyan Sheldon is a popular and highly respected author of books for teens and pre-teens as well as a number of stories for younger readers. American by birth, Dyan lives in London, NW1. www. dyansheldon. co. uk Sophy Williams took a degree in graphic art at Kingston. Her first illustrated book, When Grandma Came, was runner-up for the Mother Goose Award.