Gumdrop has a busy Christmas Eve. He gives a lift to Father Christmas (Mr Bumblebee in disguise) and he has Christmas shopping to do. Things don't go smoothly - "Father Christmas" begins to behave very strangely, the pony has become a real reindeer and Gumdrop needs a new starter motor.

 

This is volume 7 in Gumdrop .

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 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

VAL BIRO's many books include The Donkey That Sneezed, The Magic Doctor, and Jack and the Robbers, all published by Oxford.