A delightful picture book capturing the excitement of Christmas Eve. It's the night before Christmas and Holly is too excited to sleep. She keeps hearing noises - tinkling, whooshing, crackling..."Is that you, Father Christmas?" she asks. But it isn't. Will Father Christmas ever come? This lovely story captures perfectly the excitement and anticipation all young children feel on Christmas Eve.

 

There are 24 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 2002 by Walker Books Ltd .

Siobhan Dodds studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic. She has illustrated several children's books, including the Walker title Grandad Pot, which was shortlisted for the Nottingham Children's Book Award. She lives in Brighton with her husband.