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OverviewThis lavishly produced book is the perfect keepsake gift to treasure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed illustrator Tony Ross, The Nights Before Christmas has twenty-four classic festive tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems ('A Visit from St. Nicholas') and carols ('Good King Wenceslas'), together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. This is the ultimate gift for Christmas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony RossPublisher: Andersen Press Ltd Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.735kg ISBN: 9781783447725ISBN 10: 1783447729 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 04 October 2018 Recommended Age: From 6 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsBeautiful and moving collection with a personal touch. * Lovereading * Perfect... an advent treat featuring twenty-four classic tales and poems. A book to keep and rediscover each year. * Carousel * 25 classic stories given vibrant new life by Ross' illustrations. * Angels and Urchins * You won't find a festive story book better. Energetic and brilliant sketches. It's an investment book that you will treasure and reread year after year. * Prima Baby Magazine * One of the Best Children's Books of 2014 * Gransnet * Sure to delight. Ross's illustrations bring these beautiful stories to life in his own unique way. * Bath Magazine * Gorgeous. The best kind of advent calender. * Bookwitch Blog * Gorgeous book for the family to enjoy together in the countdown to the big day. * Newbury Weekly News, Caroline Franklin * """Beautiful and moving collection with a personal touch."" * Lovereading * ""Perfect... an advent treat featuring twenty-four classic tales and poems. A book to keep and rediscover each year."" * Carousel * ""25 classic stories given vibrant new life by Ross' illustrations."" * Angels and Urchins * ""You won’t find a festive story book better. Energetic and brilliant sketches. It’s an investment book that you will treasure and reread year after year."" * Prima Baby Magazine * ""One of the Best Children's Books of 2014"" * Gransnet * ""Sure to delight. Ross's illustrations bring these beautiful stories to life in his own unique way."" * Bath Magazine * ""Gorgeous. The best kind of advent calender."" * Bookwitch Blog * ""Gorgeous book for the family to enjoy together in the countdown to the big day."" * Newbury Weekly News, Caroline Franklin *" Author InformationVarious Authors (Author) VariousTony Ross (Illustrator) Tony Ross has been illustrating books for 50 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams’ best-selling children’s books. Tony’s books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole’s Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He was named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK’s libraries' most-borrowed illustrator. He lives in Macclesfield. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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