Father Christmas and Me

Haig, Matt

Overview

Product Description A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS—SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURELet the battle for Christmas begin . . .It isn’t always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.For one thing, elf school can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs every day—even in July—and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also, it can get very, very cold.  When a very jealous Easter Bunny and his Rabbit Army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it’s up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it’s too late . . . Review “Filled with lots of humour . . . this is an excellent read for young and old.” — Metroland From the Back Cover LET THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS BEGIN . . .It isn’t always easy growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.For one thing, elf school can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs every day—even in July—and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold.But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his Rabbit Army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it’s up to Amelia, her new family, and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it’s too late . . . About the Author As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults, Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children.The first book in his festive series, A Boy Called Christmas, was made into a feature film with an all-star cast. He has sold more than two million books and his work has been translated into over forty languages. Matt Haig lives in Brighton, UK, with his wife and their two children.Chris Mould went to art school at the age of 16 and has been drawing ever since. He has produced work for theatre companies, film development, television and children’s books. He has won the Nottingham Children’s Book Award, the Swiss Prix Enfantaisie award and twice been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in West Yorkshire with his family.

Details
HarperCollins
9781443454186
Hardcover
2018
EN
304 pages
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