When Santa fell to Earth
Out of all my books, this is one of my favourites, as I love the characters so much.
Twinklestar, the invisible reindeer (well, most of the time invisible) Mathilda and Emanuel, the Christmas angels, all the swearing Christmas gnomes (so many that even their master forgets their names) and of course Niklas Goodfellow, the last true Santa (though he is still so young, that he wears an artificial white beard). Let's see how you like Garold Goblynch, who stole Christmas, and his huge nutcrackers... well, hopefully you don't like them at all... anyway, Cornelia very much hopes you'll enjoy this story. It is her way to say 'Merry Christmas'!
Book
Age 8 + • Published 2006 • 176 pages • Chicken House Scholastic Available at IndieBound.org • Illustrated by Paul Howard
Extract
Audiobook
Read by Cornelia Funke • Unabridged Compact Disc • Published by Random House • Available at IndieBound.org
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