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The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories

Contributors:

By (Author) Wendy Cooling

ISBN:

9780241377178

Publisher:

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Imprint:

Puffin

Publication Date:

19th November 2019

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Short stories
Childrens / Teenage: Anthologies
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and spec

Dewey:

823.0080334

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

176

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 12mm

Weight:

132g

Description

Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children. The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories is essential Christmas-time reading including classic and contemporary stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, the magic of Christmas. Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children.Writers range from Charles Dickens to Gillian Cross, Trish Cooke, Malorie Blackman and Jacqueline Wilson.

Author Bio

Wendy Cooling (1941-2020) taught English in London secondary schools for many years before moving to BookTrust, a charity that supports reading to children and adults. There she founded Bookstart, their flagship national programme that gives books to babies and toddlers to encourage parents and carers to foster a lifelong a love of reading. Wendy edited many short story and poetry anthologies for children and travelled the world talking about children's books and the importance of reading. In 2006 she won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her outstanding contribution to children's literature, and was honoured to receive an MBE from the Queen in 2009. Wendy died in June 2020, aged 78.

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