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The Three Wishes
- Author
- Alan Snow
- Narrator
- Alan Irving
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 13 November 2025
- Run Time
- 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
What to expect
From bestselling children's author and illustrator Alan Snow comes the perfect Father Christmas origin story
A beautiful, fresh take on a classic tale, once read it will become a family Christmas tradition forever.
A beautifully-told and stunningly-illustrated Father Christmas origin story.
Coming together like a perfect festive jigsaw, this story explains all of the traditions and myths around Santa Claus, from how he travels around the world in one night, how his sleigh and reindeer can fly, and why he leaves presents, to the origins of his red coat.
A young boy is herding his family’s reindeer when they are drawn into a mysterious cave. The cave is the holder of eternal summer, looked after by three strange characters – a wooden creature, a bird and a fish. Once entered, the cave cannot be left without time in the outside world standing still. In his sadness at not being able to leave, the boy is granted three wishes and chooses freedom, happiness and time. He is told that they will all be granted – eventually.
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Details
- Author
- Alan Snow
- Narrator
- Alan Irving
- Duration
- 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008807542
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Synopsis
From bestselling children's author and illustrator Alan Snow comes the perfect Father Christmas origin story A beautiful, fresh take on a classic tale, once read it will become a family Christmas tradition forever. A beautifully-told and stunningly-illustrated Father Christmas origin story. Coming together like a perfect festive jigsaw, this story explains all of the traditions and myths around Santa Claus, from how he travels around the world in one night, how his sleigh and reindeer can fly, and why he leaves presents, to the origins of his red coat. A young boy is herding his family’s reindeer when they are drawn into a mysterious cave. The cave is the holder of eternal summer, looked after by three strange characters – a wooden creature, a bird and a fish. Once entered, the cave cannot be left without time in the outside world standing still. In his sadness at not being able to leave, the boy is granted three wishes and chooses freedom, happiness and time. He is told that they will all be granted – eventually.
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