A magical pop-up book with special gifts and letters and a heart-warming Christmas story. Father Christmas has been feeling poorly and Harvey the Christmas Elf is worried that he won't be well enough for the important sleigh ride on Christmas Eve. Luckily, a little girl called Holly is on hand to write lots of cheering letters and to help deliver the presents on the big night. Excited children can open Harvey's letters for themselves and discover his gifts to Holly a Christmas card, festive recipe book, and stencil set before being dazzled by the magical pop-up of Santa's house.

 

 

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 in 2009 by Walker Books Ltd .

Alan Durant is the author of over 40 books for children of all ages. He lives in Surrey. Vanessa Cabban has an MA in illustration from the Royal College of Art. She lives in Northumberland. Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers. He also writes prize-winning poetry.