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The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Wendy Cooling
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| Series | A Puffin Book |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780241377178
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.0080334 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
7 November 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children. The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories is essential Christmas-time reading including classic and contemporary stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, the magic of Christmas. Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children.Writers range from Charles Dickens to Gillian Cross, Trish Cooke, Malorie Blackman and Jacqueline Wilson.
Author Biography
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.
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