A heart-warming Christmas tale about hope, friendship and being different. Children and grown-ups will fall in love with little Bruce Spruce and his fir tree friends! For ages 3-5 +. As the snow starts to fall on Christmas Eve morning, little Bruce Spruce dreams about finding a home for Christmas Day. But when things don't quite go to plan he finds that his friends are there for him - and all is not lost... This delightful new children's Christmas picture book from UK bestselling author of The Secret Lake, Karen Inglis, comes with stunning pen and ink hand-drawn illustrations by Anne Swift, featuring little Bruce Spruce, Penelope Pine, Douglas Fir and Cedrick Cypress - along with a charming Christmas robin and an inquisitive squirrel! Perfect for parents and grandparents to share with pre-school children and grandchildren or for nursery school or kindergarten teachers to share in class in the holiday season. The cast offers plenty of scope for children to dress up as the characters and act out the story and discuss hope, empathy, kindness and friendship. A wonderful Christmas story gift for children ages 3-5 or ages 4-6, and for all grown-ups who love picture books! Order with one click today!

About the Author
Karen Inglis is a bestselling children's author of picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels for ages 3-11. She lives in London, UK. Karen been writing ever since she was little and still has a box of her daily diaries hidden in a cupboard. Her time travel adventure for ages 8-11, The Secret Lake, hit bestseller charts in the UK and US in 2018-19 and has now sold over 50,000 copies in print. Karen is a big dreamer and thinker and loves taking young readers into worlds where literally anything can happen...like magical time tunnels that take you to meet children in the past, or soccer-mad aliens zooming down from space to hide in your bedroom and watch the World Cup, or library books that suck you down into the story, or magic hats and talking cats! Her Ferdinand Fox rhyming picture books are a huge hit with the little ones. Karen loves going into schools and meeting her fans and is also available for Skype school visits. You can find out more about Karen and sign up for news and special offers at her website - kareninglisauthor.com

Awards
Commended for Wishing Self Book Awards: Red Ribbon Award for Walter Brown and the Magician's Hat Judged by children and school teachers. 2016.



Book Information
ISBN 9780995454361
Author Karen Inglis
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Well Said Press
Publisher Well Said Press
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 2mm