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Mrs Williams Recommends…
Hello everyone and welcome to a Christmassy edition of ‘Mrs Williams’ Recommends’!
With present buying time soon upon us, I’m sure lots of your children are starting to ask for certain gifts to be awaiting them under the tree. So, to help you with this, I have put together some brand new releases from popular authors which
are sure to grab your eager readers’ attention this festive season!
‘The Jolly Postman’ by Allan and Janet Ahlberg.
It’s Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters – there’s a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called ‘Beware’ for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc. Everyone’s favourite postman keeps on peddling his bicycle up hill and down dale . . . and into everybody’s hearts.
‘The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks – Lottie Brooks’ by Katie Kirby.
From hilarious bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks story. This time it’s
CHRISTMAS!!! Christmas is complete chaos this year! The whole Brooks family are visiting for the festive break, there’s a Secret Santa to organise AND Lottie has to prepare for her big performance in the Christmas play as the back-end of a reindeer. Will she survive the festivities intact?
‘A Christmas Carol- The Christmasaurus’ by Tom Fletcher.
The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready to soar into the sky with the magical new festive adventure from bestselling author, Tom Fletcher! William Trundle and his family can’t wait for Christmas. But when powerful magic brings a mysterious old copy of A Christmas Carol to life, and Ebenezer Scrooge himself emerges from its pages – Christmas is suddenly in grave danger. Can William, Santa and the most unique and magical dinosaur of all – the Christmasaurus – find a way to return Scrooge to the book and save Christmas, before it’s too late?
‘Kay’s Incredible Inventions: A fascinating and fantastically funny guide to inventions that changed the world (and some that definitely didn’t)’ By Adam Kay.
Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from the shops. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making video games or the annoying idea of building a school? In the latest laugh-out-loud book from the record-breaking and extremely handsome Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you’ll learn about everything ever invented, from the daft to the disgusting to the downright dangerous.
‘The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair‘ by Natasha Hastings.
A spellbinding and unforgettable tale of deep friendship, glittering magic and enchanting mystery, perfect for fans of Tamzin Merchant, Abi Elphinstone and Anna James. The Great Frost of 1683 has London in its icy grip. Thomasina and her best friend Anne sell sweets on the frozen Thames, amid rumours of the magical Frost Fair that awakens there at night. They say if you can find the fair, Father Winter himself will grant you any wish. And Thomasina has an impossible wish: the return of her twin brother, Arthur. But once they discover Father Winter’s kingdom, Thomasina and Anne quickly realize the Frost Fair is not what it seems – and that some wishes never come for free.
