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For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, Interest age: from c 6 years, Christmas, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage)
Settle in for enchanted winter nights with this glorious collection of fairy tales, folklore, songs, poems and famous stories from around the world that all have one thing in common . . . Christmas.
A beautiful gift treasury of twenty-four of the most beloved classic stories, poems and songs from all around the world that love to be shared in the countdown to Christmas.
Ride on the Snow Queen's sleigh, discover the elves secretly making shoes in the night, learn about the first ever Christmas in space and enjoy a new Christmas story every night as you count your way down to the big day. With stories beautifully retold by Alexandra Stewart and gloriously illustrated by Freya Hartas, Countdown to Christmas is the perfect stocking filler to help little ones feel the magic of Christmas.
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Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart read Modern History at Oxford University before training to be a journalist. After working as a reporter on several newspapers, she crossed the floor to become a press officer for the Metropolitan Police and, later, Central Government. Since then, she has worked in the Civil Service in a number of roles, including as a ministerial speechwriter. Alex lives in Wiltshire, UK, with her husband, two young children and two rather grumpy rabbits called Batman and Robin.
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