A Very Corgi Christmas
By (Author) Sam Hay
Illustrated by Loretta Schauer
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
1st November 2018
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
32
Wrap up warm and join little corgis Belle and Pip on a Christmas adventure in London!
Belle LOVES the bustle of Christmas preparations at Buckingham Palace, but her family say she's in the way, andthatChristmas is NOT for corgis! So Belle decides to slip out and explore London, where shes sure there will beChristmas sprit in abundance!But on the busy streets, Belle finds everything a bit too bright, a bit toonoisy and FAR TOO LOUD!
Luckily, a streetwise puppy called Pip turns up and whisks Belle off on a wonderfully romantic whirl around the sights ofLondon. All too soon its time to head home, but when the couple finally work out how to get back into the palace . . . Pip disappears.
Will Belle ever see him again Perhaps . . . with thehelp of a special royal couple, who might just bring Belle a wonderful Christmas surprise.
For dog-lovers everywhere, this Lady and the Tramp-esque romp around London at Christmas is full of heart . . . and waggy tails!
Sam has written more than thirty books including the UNDEAD PETS series published by Stripes, the STELLA & THE NIGHT SPRITES series published by Scholastic Branches, the SCREAMING SANDS trilogy published by Catnip, picture book DO NOT WASH THIS BEAR published by Egmont, and BUMBLE THE BRAVE KITTEN published by Macmillan. Sam was longlisted for the UKLA award for her 2009 novel BILLY ANGEL, published by A&C Black/Bloomsbury. Sams picture book STAR IN THE JAR, illustrated by Sarah Massini, published in January 2018. Sam is a passionate advocate of improving literacy in schools. She runs several book groups for primary school children, challenging, inspiring and supporting creative writing and a love of reading. Loretta won the Waterstones Picture This competition in 2012 and has since illustrated numerous picture booksincluding Beauty and the Beastby Michael Morpurgo, A Monster's Moved Inby Timothy Knapman andthe Sky Private Eyeseries of picture books by Jane Clarke. Loretta has also illustrated several young fiction titles including the Dougal Daleyseries written by Jackie Marchant.She lives in Londonwith her husband and pet hamster, Torben Redbeard.