The Christmas Classics Children's Collection (8本)

Adapted and illustrated editions of classic Christmas literature at easy-to-read levels for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Ho-Ho-ho! It's time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales! The Nutcracker One Christmas Eve, Maria and Fred's mysterious godfather gives them a handsomely decorated nutcracker. Maria's nutcracker magically comes to life and leads her on a thrilling, magical adventure where only she can save the hero. She must help the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King and turn him into his human self. The Snow Queen Gerda and Kai are best friends. But one day, a shard of glass from an enchanted mirror lodges itself into Kai's eye, turning him into a cruel boy who makes fun of everyone around him. Kai is taken by the Snow Queen who lives in a land of ice and snow, but Gerda is determined to find him and restore her friend to the boy she knows and loves. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus From his magical childhood through to the discovery of his life's work of making children happy, learn the heart-warming true story of Santa Claus. See him grows from a boy who loves carving, to a man who drives a sleigh drawn by reindeer and delivers toys to every child in the world. The Ice Dragon One fateful night changes Bonfire Night for twins, Jane and George. The pair follow the northern lights on a magical adventure to the North Pole, where they find an enormous frozen dragon. Next thing they know, Jane and George are surrounded by the wicked Sealskin people who don't want to let them go! A Lost Wand After finding a magical ring, a fairy appears in front of Hulda and tells her she will give her anything she wishes for. Hulda asks for the fairy's beautiful gold wand. The fairy gives it to her, but when Hulda is tricked into trading the wand, she has to risk everything to try and get it back. Jimsy: The Christmas Kid It's two days before Christmas when orphan, Jimsy, arrives at the home of stuffy banker, Abner Sawyer and his wife Judith for the holidays. He can't wait to experience his first ever Christmas, but Abner and Judith stopped celebrating Christmas years ago. The couple are unprepared for Jimsy ‘s endless zest for life. Can he melt the couple's hearts? A Christmas Carol Scrooge's heart is colder than snow, he's richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn't cool. Can he change his ways before it's too late? Little Women The March sisters are living through tough times. Their father is off at war, money is scarce and the eldest sisters must work to support their mother. Their poverty creates hardship to be overcome. But will the girls grow to find richness of spirit as well as material wealth?