Christmas is coming, and Evie can hardly wait. As she rehearses for the school play, decorates the tree, wraps presents, writes to Santa, she is wishing, wishing ...

About the Author
Siobhan Parkinson is one of Ireland's best-known writers for children. She has written more than thirty books, most of them for children and teenagers, for which she has won a bagful of awards and nominations, and her books have been translated into about twenty languages. She was Ireland's first Children's Laureate. She is visually impaired, which means she has to rely mainly on audiobooks for reading, and she works by using magnification software and a voice on her computer. She lives in Dublin with her husband, who is a woodturner and without her grown-up son, who is a book editor.

Reviews

"The illustrations by Shannon Bergin are full of rich Christmas colour and light."

-- Anne Cunningham * The Meath Chronicle *

"Absolutely gorgeous."

* Read and Reviewed *

"Captures the magnificence of the festive season perfectly. The illustrations by debut artist Sharon Bergin are fantastic"

-- Elaina Ryan * The Irish Times *

"Charming illustrations buoy this sweet holiday tale."

* Kirkus Reviews *

"A sheer delight from cover to cover."

* RTEJr *

'Lovely, colorful, and full of texture, with plenty of detail to soak in.'

* School Library Journal *


Awards
Short-listed for An Post Irish Book Awards Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Junior) 2021.



Book Information
ISBN 9781912417797
Author Siobhan Parkinson
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Little Island
Publisher Little Island