The Christmas Classics Children's Collection
6 total works
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Snow Queen at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
Gerda and Kai are best friends. But one day, a shard of glass from an enchanted mirror lodges itself into Kai’s eye, turning him into a cruel boy who makes fun of everyone around him.
Kai is taken by the Snow Queen who lives in a land of ice and snow, but Gerda is determined to find him and restore her friend to the boy she knows and loves. A host of characters help her along the way including a princess, two friendly witches and a wise crow.
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
Christmas Classics: Jimsy The Christmas Kid (Easy Classics)
by Gemma Barder
Adapted and illustrated edition of Jimsy: The Christmas Kid at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
It’s two days before Christmas when Jimsy, an orphan arrives at the home of stuffy bank president, Abner Sawyer and his wife Judith for the holidays.
Jimsy can’t wait to experience his first ever Christmas, but Abner and Judith stopped celebrating Christmas years ago. The couple are unprepared for Jimsy and his endless zest for life. Can Jimsy melt the couple’s hearts?
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
Christmas Classics: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Easy Classics)
by Gemma Barder
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
Many centuries ago, before toys have even been invented, a human baby is abandoned at the edge of an enchanted forest and adopted by a wood nymph.
From his magical childhood through to the discovery of his life’s work of making children happy, learn the heart-warming true story of Santa Claus. See him grows from a boy who loves carving, to a man who drives a sleigh drawn by reindeer and delivers toys to every child in the world.
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Ice Dragon at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
One fateful night changes Bonfire Night for twins, Jane and George. The pair follow the northern lights on a magical adventure to the North Pole, where they find an enormous frozen dragon.
Next thing they know, Jane and George are surrounded by the wicked Sealskin people who don’t want to let them go. Luckily the children did good deeds for a white grouse and an Artic moth on their way to the Pole.
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Nutcracker at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
One Christmas Eve, Maria and Fred’s mysterious godfather gives them a handsomely decorated nutcracker. When her brother, Fred, breaks the toy, Maria is heartbroken and vows to nurse him back to health.
Maria’s nutcracker magically comes to life and leads her on a thrilling, magical adventure where only she can save the hero. She must help the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King and turn him into his human self.
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
Adapted and illustrated edition of A Lost Wand at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
After finding a magical ring, a fairy appears in front of Hulda and tells her she will give her anything she wishes for. Hulda asks for the fairy’s beautiful gold wand.
The fairy gives it to her, making her promise to never let it fall into a gnome’s hands. But when Hulda is tricked into trading the wand, she has to risk everything to try and get it back.
About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:
Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!
Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn. In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!