How Winston Delivered Christmas: A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Cha

Description: How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith Join Winston the mouse in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas present for any child, to read aloud and share with all the family time and time again. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series, comes How Winston Delivered Christmas - the irresistible story of the brave little mouse who sets out on an adventure on Christmas Eve. Featuring beautiful colour artwork from the author and Christmassy activities to make-and-do throughout, this irresistibly gorgeous book is sure to become a festive family tradition that will be enjoyed year after year.Winston the mouse is on a Very Important Mission. On Christmas Eve, he finds a letter that has gotten lost on its way to Father Christmas - 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.Each chapter includes its very own festive activity for all the family to enjoy together - including writing a letter to Father Christmas, making mince pies, designing your very own Christmas cards, making presents, creating decorations, and so much more! Author Biography Alex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. 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 are soon to appear in their own TV series on Disney Junior. Table of Contents Introduction - i: How to Read This Book Chapter - 1: A Very Important Mission Section - ii: Write a Letter to Father Christmas Chapter - 2: A Mysterious Flying Object Section - iii: Make a Winston Finger Puppet Chapter - 3: An Envelope Out of Place Section - iv: Make a Christmas Tree Paper Chain Chapter - 4: Winston Sets Off Section - v: Make a Snowflake Decoration Chapter - 5: Window Shopping Section - vi: Make Gingerbread Mice Chapter - 6: The Room in the Rafters Section - vii: Make a Paper Chain Decoration Chapter - 7: The Jolly Holiday Travel Agents Section - viii: International Christmas Traditions Chapter - 8: Thinking Big Thoughts Section - ix: Make a Pompom Robin Chapter - 9: Mince Pies and Movies Section - x: Make Christmas Gifts Chapter - 10: An Important Clue Section - xi: Make Mince Pies Chapter - 11: A Cosy Bed Made of Straw Section - xii: Make Stained-Glass Window Biscuits Chapter - 12: Splash and Splatter! Poem - xiii: Make Wrapping Paper and Gift Tags Chapter - 13: As Flat as a Pancake (almost) Section - xiv: Make Christmas Fairy Peg-Dolls Chapter - 14: You Arent a Salmon Section - xv: Make a Party Invitation Chapter - 15: Purveyors of Fine Goods Since 1847 Section - xvi: Make Your Own Party Food Chapter - 16: Team Work Section - xvii: Make Your Own Christmas Tree Decoration Chapter - 17: Dilly-Dallying Section - xviii: Make Your Own Christmas Crackers Chapter - 18: Stinky and Therefore Tasty Section - xix: Make an Orange Pomander Chapter - 19: Eduardo Fromage Section - xx: Make a Christmas Jar Chapter - 20: A Night-Time Feast Section - xxi: Make Your Own Christmas Box Chapter - 21: Clockwork Section - xxii: Random Acts of Kindness Chapter - 22: The Great Flying Mouse Section - xxiii: Make a Snow Globe Chapter - 23: A Light in the Sky Section - xxiv: Make Christmas Table Decorations Chapter - 24: The End Section - xxv: Christmas Checklist Chapter - 25: Hot Buttered Toast Section - xxvi: Tips For Next Year Section - xxvii: We Wish You a Merry Christmas Section - xxviii: Twas the Night Before Christmas Section - xxix: Jingle Bells Section - xxx: The Twelve Days of Christmas Section - xxxi: Letter from the Author Review 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 *Alex T. Smiths resplendently published Advent adventure . . . interwoven with creative activities is the sweet story of an intrepid and compassionate mouse delivering a letter to Santa. Illustrated with humour and elegance, this promotes kind, artistic Christmases. * Sunday Times *This is the most sumptuous book . . . a perfect Christmas book, lovingly produced with a green bookmark ribbon, a fabric spine, and beautiful colour illustrations, through which the warmth of happiness radiates . . . Magical and heartwarming. -- Clare Zinkin * minvervareads.com *Theres no way I can mention Alex T Smith and Christmas and not give a shout out to his fabulous book, How Winston Delivered Christmas. The book combines creative crafts and a festive story about a brave little mouse who sets out on a Very Important Mission on Christmas Eve. I highly recommend it – its becoming part of our Christmas family traditions! * Picture Book Perfect *Make a new festive family tradition this year and from December 1 read a chapter a night of Alex T. Smiths absolutely adorable Advent book How Winston Delivered Christmas, and enjoy the gorgeous artwork and Christmassy activities. -- The Independent.ie Promotional Join Winston the mouse in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas present for any child, to read aloud and share with all the family time and time again. Review Quote (previous edition) Utterly gorgeous stuff. Review Quote Utterly gorgeous stuff. Promotional "Headline" Join Winston the mouse in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas present for any child, to read aloud and share with all the family time and time again. Details ISBN1529010861 Author Alex T. Smith Pages 176 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2019 ISBN-10 1529010861 ISBN-13 9781529010862 Publication Date 2019-10-03 Audience Age 5-9 Format Paperback Imprint Macmillan Childrens Books Subtitle A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Short Title How Winston Delivered Christmas Language English UK Release Date 2019-10-03 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2022-09-26 NZ Release Date 2022-09-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125831570;

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