A Child's Christmas In Wales 70th Anniversary Edition - the timeless Christmas classic, celebrating 70 years

Celebrating 70 years, this is the timeless classic story of Dylan Thomas''s childhood Christmas memories, featuring the wonderful artwork of Kate Greenaway medallist, Edward Ardizzone in this beautiful mini hardback edition. All the Christmases roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street; and they stop at the rim of the ice-edged, fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hand in the snow and bring out whatever I can find . . . Dylan Thomas''s lyrical account of his childhood Christmases in a small Welsh town, featuring wolves, bears, hippos and Mrs Prothero''s cat, has become deservedly famous. Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Edward Ardizzone, this classic edition celebrates 70 years of Thomas'' beloved work and is a perfect Christmas gift for young readers creating their own childhood Christmas memories.

About the author

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea on 27 October 1914, the son of a senior English master. On leaving school he worked on the South Wales Evening Post before embarking on his literary career in London. Not only a poet, he wrote short stories, film scripts, features and radio plays, the most famous being Under Milk Wood. On 9 November 1953, shortly after his thirty-ninth birthday, he collapsed and died in New York city. He is buried in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, which had become his main home since 1949. In 1982 a memorial stone to commemorate him was unveiled in 'Poet's Corner' in Westminster Abbey.

Product details

• Authors: Dylan Thomas
• Assisted by: Edward Ardizzone (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 5
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9781510114104
• ISBN: 978-1-5101-1410-4
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 138 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Christmas, JUVENILE FICTION / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Picture storybooks, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Children’s picture books, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets