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Synopsis
Young Nikolas lived in the second smallest cottage in Finland, his life was hard, and his only toy was a doll carved out of a turnip, but Nikolas believed in magic and grew up to be Father Christmas. Matt Haigs wonderful book, with pictures by Chris Mould, tells the story of young Nikolas and his journey to the realm of elves where an impossibility is just a possibility you dont understand yet. Age 7+
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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 shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. The idea for the A Boy Called Christmas series came when his son asked what Father Christmas was like as a boy. Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. He has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award and been commended by the Sheffield Children's Book Award. He loves to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have had on his shelf as a boy. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.
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Matt Haig has written the most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades. Future generations will receive the same comfort and joy from A Boy Called Christmas that they derive from mince pies, snowmen and creamy liqueurs -- STEPHEN FRY A new festive classic. Funny, sad and brilliant. It turns out we only knew half the story -- SIMON MAYO Terrific . . . An instant classic * * GUARDIAN * * Like enjoying the warmth of a good fire on a cold day . . . perfect for Christmas is every way * * INDEPENDENT * * The Christmas book of the year * * THE SUN * * Matt Haig puts the Happy back into Christmas -- JEANETTE WINTERSON Every bit as funny and poignant as a mouse that has never seen cheese but still believes in it! -- FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE The funny (and heartbreaking) history of Ho, ho, ho! My children loved it too -- YANN MARTEL Will do for Father Christmas what Christopher Nolan did for Batman * * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * * Read it! * * SUNDAY TIMES * * A glorious mix of fairytale, folklore and fun -- FRANCESCA SIMON It will delight adults and children alike and has future classic written all over it * * THE BOOKSELLER * *
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- PublisherCanongate Books Ltd
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 178211789X
- ISBN 13 9781782117896
- BindingBoard book
- Edition number1
- Number of pages247
- IllustratorChris Mould
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