LET THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS BEGINIt isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs every day - even in July - and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold.But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it's too late . . .
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Russell Brand's Trickster Tales .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Canongate Books .
Chris Mould is an established illustrator and has sold internationally. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire. 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 contains the following story:
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The town of Hamelin was over-run with rats, and the mayor was desperate for a solution. When a mysterious Pied Piper appeared the town’s troubles seemed to be over. The piper enchanted the rats with a tune from his pipe, and marched them out of town. But when the mayor refused to pay for the service the piper played another tune that enchanted all the children of the town into following him. Out of town, through the valley and into the mountain the piper led the children, never to return. Only one crippled boy – unable to keep up – was saved from the piper’s revenge.
A subtle contemporary message about outsiders and hate underpins this energetic, funny adventure that has charm, warmth, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic * * Daily Mail * *
Funny, exciting and full of Christmas charm, this makes perfect reading for the festive season * * The Week * *
Absolutely brilliant * * CBBC on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS * *
Full of heart and humour * * Daily Express on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS * *
Will melt your Grinch-frozen heart -- SIMON MAYO
A lovely, warm, enveloping seasonal read * * Guardian on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS * *
A Christmas classic for a new generation . . . touching, funny and packed with memorable characters * * Sunday Mail on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS * *
A glorious mix of fairytale, folklore and fun * * FRANCESCA SIMON on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS * *
The most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades * * STEPHEN FRY on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS * *
Terrific . . . An instant classic * * GUARDIAN on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS * *
