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The Winter Wish
- Author
- Helen Mortimer
- Narrator
- Harriet Carmichael
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 October 2022
- Run Time
- 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
What to expect
A glorious Christmas story, full of festive sparkle from the illustrator of The Primrose Railway Children.
William lives in Words of Wonder, a perfect book shop full of stories and delights. He has always lived there with his family, ever since he was a baby, and now he is 37 books tall. But times are hard, and the book shop is struggling, so William takes it upon himself to create the most beautiful Christmas window to draw people in – with a leaping reindeer, pulling a sleigh full of stories. And then one night, as Christmas draws near, the reindeer comes to life and all William’s wishes for his family and all the shops around come true . . . making a Christmas to remember through the power of words and hope.
A beautiful story, full of the magic of Christmas!
Critics Review
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“Magical” Bookseller
“Beautiful” The Times
Praise for the Big Words for Little People series by Helen Mortimer:
“Empowering, interactive, fun, and with age appropriate language, these books are supportive, engaging and important” Armadillo Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Helen Mortimer
- Narrator
- Harriet Carmichael
- Duration
- 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008497590
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Synopsis
A glorious Christmas story, full of festive sparkle from the illustrator of The Primrose Railway Children. William lives in Words of Wonder, a perfect book shop full of stories and delights. He has always lived there with his family, ever since he was a baby, and now he is 37 books tall. But times are hard, and the book shop is struggling, so William takes it upon himself to create the most beautiful Christmas window to draw people in – with a leaping reindeer, pulling a sleigh full of stories. And then one night, as Christmas draws near, the reindeer comes to life and all William’s wishes for his family and all the shops around come true . . . making a Christmas to remember through the power of words and hope. A beautiful story, full of the magic of Christmas!
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