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    One Night Before Christmas

    Kes Gray, Claire Powell

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    A brilliantly funny new festive picture book from the bestselling and award-winning author of Oi Frog!

    One night before Christmas, some years ago

    (Please keep this a secret . . . you're not meant to know!)

    This doesn't start well so I'll just tell you straight,

    'Twas the night before Christmas

    WHEN SANTA WAS LATE!

    High up in the night sky, Santa is trying desperately to fix his broken-down sleigh. And when he finally manages, he only has three hours left to fly around the whole world!

    Is Santa too late to deliver Christmas? Or might some old garden gnomes and a sprinkling of magic just save the day?

    A laugh-out-loud sequel to The Night Before the Night Before Christmas and The Night After Christmas, inspired by the classic poem by Clement C. Moore. The perfect gift for sharing on Christmas Eve.

    Look out for other hilarious books from Kes Gray:

    Oi Frog!

    Oi Dog!

    Oi Cat!

    Oi Goat!

    Oi Duck-billed Platypus!

    Oi Puppies!

    Oi Aardvark!

    Oi Dinosaurs!

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    I Saw a Tree
    Thoughts from a Quiet Bench
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    Thoughts from a Quiet Bench
    The Egg of an Ogg
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    Pooems
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    Zebracadabra!
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    Zebracadabra!
    Brrr!
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    The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
    Kes Gray, Claire Powell
    The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
    Oi Aardvark!
    Kes Gray, Jim Field
    Oi Aardvark!
    The Night After Christmas
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    The Night After Christmas
    Oi Puppies!
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    Oi Puppies!
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    Kes Gray

    Kes Gray (Author)

    Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 3 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex.

    Nick East (Illustrator)

    Nick East is the illustrator of the bestselling TOTO THE NINJA CAT series, written by Dermot O'Leary. He is also the illustrator of Michelle Robinson's popular GOODNIGHT . . . series. He worked for many years as a museum designer but has always been a storyteller whether, as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters or, as a designer, displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. Nick is based in York.

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