Description
Join a brave little mouse on a big Christmas adventure! This is the chapter book edition of Alex T. Smith's modern Christmas classic How Winston Delivered Christmas, with gorgeous black and white illustrations from the author throughout - the perfect festive gift for newly confident readers.
Winston is on a Very Important Mission. On Christmas Eve, he finds a letter to Father Christmas that did not make it to the post box - so, with no time to lose, he sets out to deliver it himself in time for Christmas Day! He has a lot of Very Exciting Adventures on his Very Important Mission and makes some wonderful friends along the way. Will he find Father Christmas in time?
How Winston Delivered Christmas is a heartwarming illustrated story by Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series.
Join Winston the mouse in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships.
About the Author
Alex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he'd wanted to do since he was five - an illustrator specializing in the world of children's publishing.
Alex graduated with a first-class degree in Illustration in 2006 and also won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in his final year. Since then Alex has gone on to work for a wide variety of clients, not just in the publishing industry, as well as writing and illustrating his own picture books, many of which have won prizes and have been read on TV during the Bedtime Hour on the CBeebies channel. Alex is also the creator of the bestselling Claude series for early readers, which appear in their own TV series on Disney Junior.
When not working, Alex enjoys doodling in his sketchbook, reading, people-watching and eavesdropping. He is also a big fan of cake and a nice cup of tea. He lives with and under the constant 'supervision' of his canine companions in Warwickshire. How Winston Delivered Christmas was his first title for Macmillan and is followed by The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Reviews
Utterly gorgeous stuff. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
Gorgeously illustrated, this is a poignant and heart-wraming story. * Waterstones.com *
Beautifully illustrated, a fantastic idea, a heartwarming story and a book that is destined to become a Christmas classic. * Carousel *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529080858
Author Alex T. Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 17mm