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Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories
- Author
- Noel Streatfeild
- Narrator
- Lucy Scott
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 11 November 2021
- Run Time
- 2 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this captivating collection of stories by the author of Ballet Shoes, there are auditions on stage and antics on ice, trips to the pantomime, holiday adventures, and laughter shared with family and friends. Charming, heartwarming and funny, this collection will bring joy to readers of all ages.
Originally written in 1940s-60s for annuals, magazines and the radio, these stories have never been collected before.
With enchanting line drawings by by Peter Bailey.
Stories include:
The Audition
The Bells Keep Twelfth Night
The Moss Rose
Thimble
The Princess
The Chain
Christmas at Collers
The Pantomime Goose
Skating to the Stars
Critics Review
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Streatfeild was an accomplished writer of short stories and this lovely collection highlights some of her festive best. The perfect present to read with your children this Christmas
Independent i
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[Expect] escapism and writerly ease as Noel Streatfeild recounts stories of auditions on stage, adventures on ice and holiday mayhem. They're social records and thrilling reads
The Times
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The wonderful Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories collects, for the first time, nine festive stories originally written for annuals and magazines in the 1940s and 1950s ... As ever, Streatfeild's children always feel utterly real and relatable. A beautifully produced treat
Irish Times
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Not only is this a gorgeous little book, the short stories in Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories have never been collected together in one place before. A treat for readers of all ages
Good Housekeeping
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Details
- Author
- Noel Streatfeild
- Narrator
- Lucy Scott
- Duration
- 2 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 November 2021
- ISBN
- 9781405553650
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet
Synopsis
'The wonderful Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories collects, for the first time, nine festive stories originally written for annuals and magazines in the 1940s and 1950s . . . As ever, Streatfeild's children always feel utterly real and relatable. A beautifully produced treat' Anna Carey, Irish Times In this captivating collection of stories by the author of Ballet Shoes, there are auditions on stage and antics on ice, trips to the pantomime, holiday adventures, and laughter shared with family and friends. Charming, heartwarming and funny, this collection will bring joy to readers of all ages.Originally written in 1940s-60s for annuals, magazines and the radio, these stories have never been collected before.With enchanting line drawings by by Peter Bailey.Stories include:The AuditionThe Bells Keep Twelfth NightThe Moss RoseThimbleThe PrincessThe ChainChristmas at CollersThe Pantomime GooseSkating to the Stars
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