Traditional favourites, legends from around the world and modern retellings of classic Christmas stories feature in this sparkling collection. Charming stories, whether familiar or less well known, will entertain readers of all ages, and get them into a festive mood. This beautiful book has been carefully compiled to appeal to both boys and girls. It will find a place in any home. Funny and sad, magical and mysterious, these stories and their stunning illustrations capture the true spirit of Christmas.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2006 by Pan Macmillan .

A former teacher and head of sixth form, Ian Whybrow is now a full time author.

This book has the following chapters: The First Christmas - Anne Adeney; Old Pierre's Christmas Visitors: a French legend - Fiona Waters; The Elves and the Shoemaker: a German fairy tale - The Brothers Grimm; A Very Big Cat: a Norse legend - Nora Clarke; Becky's Christmas Dream - Louisa May Alcott; The Nutcracker - Antonia Barber; Christmas Every Day - William Dean Howells; The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner (from A Christmas Carol) - Charles Dickens; Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket - L. M. Montgomery; Christmas at Mole End (from The Wind in the Willows) - Kenneth Grahame; A Gift from the Heart: a Mexican legend - Saviour Pirotta; The Story of St Nicholas: a Dutch legend - Ann Pilling; Befana and the Three Wise Men: an Italian legend - Vivian French; The Fir Tree: a Scandinavian fairy tale - Hans Christian Andersen.