The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A wide-ranging selection of children's stories with a Christmas theme. Authors include Charles Dickens! Gillian Cross and Malorie Blackman. Readership level: 8+. Zusammenfassung Offers a collection of Christmas stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, plenty of the magic of Christmas.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Cooling, Cros, Cross, Petty et al, William, Williams
• Assisted by: Wend Cooling (Editor), Wendy Cooling (Editor)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2001
• EAN: 9780141306612
• ISBN: 978-0-14-130661-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Puffin Paperbacks; Puffin Paperbacks
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Weihnachten; Kinderbücher, Christmas, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories