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Christmas Stories.

11/20/2015

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​Christmas Stories (Ages 5 to 9)
By : Michael Morpurgo

Publisher . Egmont ( Aug.,2014)

Michael Morpurgo`s Christmas Stories would be an ideal stocking filler with it`s enchanting tales from far away lands. From his superlative "The Best Christmas Present of the World" all four stories are filled with warmth  and a touch of adventure,sure to keep all readers engaged indulging in this Christmas.
Pictures are done by the master illustrators Quentin Blake,Michael Foreman, Emma Chickester Clark and Sophie Allsopp.    

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Books for Christmas.

11/9/2015

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Charles Dickens`s Christmas Carol
Illustrated By :  Roberto Innocenti
Publisher : Chronicle Books ( Sept.2015) ​​

The enchanting illustrations of 19th century London streets and the ghostly apparitions of Christmases past and future were created by the award winning artist Roberto Innocenti.

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Charles Dickens`s Christmas Carol
Illustrated By : Yelena Bryksenkova
Publisher : Chronicle Books ( Sept.2015)
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This elaborate keepsake volume of the timeless classic was beautifully illustrated in watercolors by Yelena Bryksenkova; A contemporary artist & illustrator.

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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
By : Susan Wojciechowski & P.J. Lynch
Publisher : Candlewick ( Sept.,2015) ​

A beautiful moving tale of a lonely woodcarver,A widowed mother and a seven year old boy and how they come to terms with their sorrows. A classic keeper ; Incredible artwork. 

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A Boy Called Christmas
By : Matt Haig ( Author) Chris Mould (Illustrator)
Publisher : Canongate Books ( Nov.,2015)

The story is about a 11 year old boy called Nikolas,Who depicts the father Christmas in his younger age.The boy ;in his journey to find his father encounter many dangers from trolls to kidnapping. The story is set in the 18th century Finland.Illustrations of this book are a feast!!
Matt Haig won the Nestle Children`s Book Prize (2007)for his novel ``Shadow Forest``.


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The Reindeer Wish
By : Lori Evert & Per Preiehagen 
Publisher : Random House ( Oct.,2015)

A beautiful Christmas adventure in a breathtaking setting featuring a little girl 'Anja' and a baby reindeer called 'Odin'. 


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