Monday 23 December 2019
Booky Advent Calendar Day 23: "The Real Family Christmas" by Sue Mongredien and Kate Pankhurst (Pan Macmillan)
It's chaos, absolute chaos in the Christmas household. No, I don't mean just any household but Santa's own family household - and here's three stories that see Santa and his missus, kids and relatives going through the sort of manic stuff we all have to put up with as the festive season gets under way.
Nick (a.k.a. Father Christmas) catches the flu just before Christmas day (tsk tsk Santa, didn't you get your Flu Jab?), meaning that it's up to his fun-loving younger brother Harry to save the day in "Uncle Christmas".
In "Granny Christmas" Nick and Harry's Granny turns up with her grumpy pet penguin, Percy, to stay for the festive season, causing chaos with her inventions and nearly ruining all the careful preparation the boys have done!
Can Granny Christmas prove to her grandsons that her inventions are more helpful than harmful?
Finally, pandemonium ensues when the whole extended Christmas family unexpectedly turn up for the festive season in "Real Family Christmas!"
Finally, pandemonium ensues when the whole extended Christmas family unexpectedly turn up for the festive season in "Real Family Christmas!"
With their parents, Uncle Rufus and Aunty Ruby, three wild cousins, Great Uncle Alf and seven-year-old Ivy all staying, how can Nick and Harry make sure that Christmas goes smoothly this year?
Not one, not two but three festive stories crammed into this awesome book. Perfect for confident new readers who love their gags and japes coming at them thick and fast.
Not one, not two but three festive stories crammed into this awesome book. Perfect for confident new readers who love their gags and japes coming at them thick and fast.
"The Real Family Christmas" by Sue Mongredien, illustrated by Kate Pankhurst is out now, published by Pan Macmillan (kindly supplied for review).
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