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One Christmas Wish

One Christmas Wish

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Author

Katherine Randell / Кэтрин Ранделл

Dimension

200x250mm (7,9'x9,8')

ISBN

9781408885734

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Page Count

64

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Year of book publication

2017

One Christmas Wish

Katherine Rundell is the bestselling author of five children's novels and has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize amongst many others. Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.

Emily Sutton was born and raised in the depths of North Yorkshire and graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She is the illustrator of the Clara Button books and The Tale of the Castle Mice by Michael Bond.Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ...NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP GREENAWAY MEDAL 2019From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' - Philip PullmanIt's Christmas Eve and Theo - left at home with a babysitter - sees an odd-looking star out of his window and decides to make a wish. He wishes that he had some friends to keep him company. Moments later the Christmas decorations begin to disentangle themselves from the tree behind him, ready to wreak a little havoc ...Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a story about treasuring the people and values that really matter at this time of year from master storyteller and bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell. Emily Sutton's breathtaking illustrations capture the magic of the season in stunning detail, making this the perfect Christmas gift.A moving, witty and magical tale about love and sadness, delectably illustrated by Emily Sutton in enticing detailRundell's magical story has a timeless quality, and Emily Sutton's densely detailed illustrations are a joy . A book that will be treasured foreverA witty story of a lonely boy, four mischievous tree decorations and a wish on an unlikely star, complemented perfectly by Sutton's intricate, luscious illustrationsEngaging and poignant: the Christmas spirit in 64 pagesA very, very funny Christmas story with echoes of The Nutcracker . It's fun all the way in this magical storyRundell's story is the platonic form of Christmas - and the illustrations by Emily Sutton are mini masterpiecesChristmas magic combines with beautiful illustrationsOne of our most talented writers for children

Rundell's words are pure poetry and Emily Sutton's drawings sing in this glorious future classic

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Katherine Randell - Кэтрин Ранделл

Publisher:Bloomsbury

Language:English

Publication Date:2017

Number of pages:64 pst

Format:Hardcover

Width:200 mm / 7,9'

Height:250 mm / 9,8'

Weight:410 g

Illustrations:Colored

ISBN:9781408885734

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