A collection of six original festive stories telling tales of fake Father Christmases, stolen diamonds and a best-dressed Snowman competition - amongst other things. Perfect for sharing with little children at Christmas, or for older children to read themselves.

The perfect festive, noisy book for preschoolers with lots of sounds and flaps!
Jolly Jingly Christmas is an exciting board book with five sturdy flaps for preschoolers to lift, and five festive noises including a laughing Santa and a crunching reindeer. Develop your child's language with the rhythmic read-aloud rhymes, then work together to guess who or what could be hiding under each flap.

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. Mr and Mrs Grinling are looking forward to an extra-special Christmas with their great-nephew, George. But on Christmas Eve, Mr Grinling and George get stranded in the middle of a storm! Can Mrs Grinling reach them in time for Christmas dinner? The first Lighthouse Keeper story, The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas, published over thirty years ago. It is now a modern picture book classic, and his adventures have been loved by children ever since.

The third hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the Sheep. Splat the cat can’t wait for Christmas and is SURE he’s been good enough for Santa to bring him all the presents on his Christmas list. But just in case Santa needs reminding of what an exceptionally good cat he is, Splat makes himself EXTRA helpful around the house.
It’s tiring work being helpful, but when Splat goes to bed on Christmas Eve he’s kept awake by a worrying thought Just how good do you need to be for Santa to visit?

A charming Christmas story perfect for any eager child awaiting Santa’s arrival.

When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success. A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption, and a critique on Victorian society, Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug'. It is only through a series of eerie, life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future that he begins to see the error of his ways.