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People reacted well earlier to a picture of Spot, with a robin, wearing a Santa hat and singing Jingle Bells, so it feels safe to begin a thread of festive kids books. Perhaps you’re doing some Christmas prep this weekend, or you just need a warm glow. Whichever, let’s go!
We’ll start with a typically exuberant picturebook from @alex_T_smith, the man who brought us Claude and Sir Bobblysock. This book will induce laughter and song and officially licenses all readers to reinvent their favourite songs to make them more fun. https://is.gd/ALj4xe
Let’s go to a snowy St Petersberg and the first staging of The Nutcracker. Quite breathtakingly illustrated by @lizzystewart, this could equally be a cosy read-aloud or a beautiful gift for a fan of Rundell, Stevens or - of course - @followtheyellow https://is.gd/33HjCX
It’s a great time to indulge kids’ creativity and @RobBiddulph is the man to inspire it, following his lockdown art classes and award-winner Draw With Rob. Decorate a sleigh, doodle Christmas jumpers, make thank you cards and more! https://is.gd/6Z1Zln
A festive feast for the eyes that published last year but remains evergreen, #ChristopherCorr’s revisioning of Hans Christian Andersen is folk-art infused but hums with new life. Its message of living life in the moment is exactly what we need this winter. https://is.gd/H6huPf
And one of Bookseller Nick’s favourite December reads, A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, is here brought to new life by #PeterBailey. Tenderly mixing joy and melancholy, it captures the way childhood shifts into legend as we grow older. https://is.gd/gxrvs3
What do you think? Do you want MORE CHRISTMAS?
