Early readers will have tremendous fun with these short stories about Father Christmas and his crazy family. -- Marianne Levy * i Weekend *<br />A fantastic collection of festive stories full of hilarity and adventure. -- Emma Dunn and Sandra Mallon * The Scotsman *<br />This collection of short stories shows the chaotic, hilarious life of the Christmas family, from Father Christmas catching flu to Granny's crazy inventions. -- Sarah Kingsford * The Sunday Express *

Join in the fun with these three funny, festive stories about Father Christmas and his bonkers family - nothing goes to plan when the Christmases are about! Disaster strikes when Nick (a.k.a. Father Christmas) catches the flu just before Christmas day, meaning that it's up to his fun-loving younger brother Harry to save the day in Uncle Christmas. In Granny Christmas Nick and Harry's Granny turns up with her grumpy pet penguin, Percy, to stay for the festive season, causing chaos with her inventions and nearly ruining all the careful preparation the boys have done! Can Granny Christmas prove to her grandsons that her inventions are more helpful than harmful?Pandemonium ensues when the whole extended Christmas family unexpectedly turn up for the festive season in Real Family Christmas! With their parents, Uncle Rufus and Aunty Ruby, three wild cousins, Great Uncle Alf and seven-year-old Ivy all staying, how can Nick and Harry make sure that Christmas goes smoothly this year?Perfect for newly confident readers or for the family to enjoy together, Sue Mongredien's The Real Family Christmas: Three Stories in One, featuring gorgeous illustrations from Kate Pankhurst, is sure to make you laugh-out-loud, getting you ready for Christmas and putting you in the festive spirit.
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Join in the Christmassy fun with three hilarious stories about Father Christmas and his family - they're the real family Christmas!
Join in the fun with these three funny, festive stories about Father Christmas and his bonkers family - nothing goes to plan when the Christmases are about!

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529006933
Publisert
2019-10-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Macmillan Children's Books
Vekt
198 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
02, J
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Sue Mongredien has had over one hundred children's books published, including the Oliver Moon and Secret Mermaid series for Usborne, and the Prince Jake books for Orchard. She is also one of the authors behind the internationally bestselling Rainbow Magic series, as Daisy Meadows. She lives in Bath with her husband and their three children. Sue's previous books for Macmillan include the hilarious Captain Cat series.

Kate Pankhurst illustrates and writes from her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. A Carnegie longlisted author, she is the creator of the bestselling Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World and Fantastically Great Women who Made History.