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A Boy Called Christmas


Boy Called Christmas

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Published: 2016

Great for age 6-12 years

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NARRATED BY STEPHEN FRYYou are about to hear the true story of FATHER CHRISTMAS . . . If you believe that some things are impossible,you should walk away right now.(Because this story is FULL of impossible things.)Are you still there?Good.Then let us begin . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Boy Called Christmas .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

This book was published in 2016 by Canongate Books .

Comedian, actor and writer Stephen Fry was born in 1957 in London and brought up in Norfolk. He attended Queen's College Cambridge from 1979, joining the Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club where he met Hugh Laurie, with whom he forged a highly successful creative partnership. He also trod the boards with the likes of Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery in the Footlights. Critical acclaim was followed by popular appeal with the move to television. Memorable outings included Blackadder, A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster . Big screen outings included Wilde , Gosford Park and Peter's Friends. He also read all of the Harry Potter books for the highly successful unabridged audiobook edtions. He has written for television and screen, and as a newspaper columnist - for the Literary Review, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian . Stephen Fry's four novels are The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls . He has also published Moab is My Washpot - an autobiography; and Rescuing the Spectacled Bear - his diary of the making of a documentary on the plight of the spectacled bears of Peru. His latest book is Stephen Fry in America . His websites is www. stephenfry. com. As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults, Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. The idea for the Christmas series came when his son asked what Father Christmas was like as a boy.

 

This book is in the following series:

Boy Called Christmas

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Sheffield Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
This book was recognised by the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production.

Read it! * * SUNDAY TIMES * *

 

A new festive classic. Funny, sad and brilliant. It turns out we only knew half the story -- SIMON MAYO

 

The Christmas book of the year * * THE SUN * *

 

Matt Haig puts the Happy back into Christmas -- JEANETTE WINTERSON

 

Like enjoying the warmth of a good fire on a cold day . . . perfect for Christmas is every way * * INDEPENDENT * *

 

Matt Haig has written the most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades. Future generations will receive the same comfort and joy from A Boy Called Christmas that they derive from mince pies, snowmen and creamy liqueurs -- STEPHEN FRY

 

Will do for Father Christmas what Christopher Nolan did for Batman * * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * *

 

Every bit as funny and poignant as a mouse that has never seen cheese but still believes in it! -- FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE

 

A glorious mix of fairytale, folklore and fun -- FRANCESCA SIMON

 

It will delight adults and children alike and has future classic written all over it * * THE BOOKSELLER * *