Here you’ll find some of my favourite Christmas and winter themed books. Featuring authors and illustrators from around the world, this selection includes favourite classics and lesser known (but no less wonderful) editions. It will uplift, make you hope, cry, laugh and prove it, again and again, that love and kindness conquer all.
“The Nutcracker”, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has been an inspiration for artists and composers the world over and has entertained children and adults for over two hundred years. […]
Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker” is magically brought to life by Robert Ingpen Read More »
“A Small Miracle” is a wordless picture book with a big heart and a healthy serving of humanity. It’s also big on illustrations, 96 pictures in total, each a window
“A Small Miracle” by Peter Collington brings the Nativity to life Read More »
One orange evening, tiger-striped with blackened trees, a pig sat, reminiscing. Glenda Millard Christmas in Australia is smack bang in the middle of summer and often accompanied by natural disasters
“Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle” is a Nativity story with an Aussie flavour Read More »
No Christmas is complete without the sounds of “Jingle Bells” and Thai artist Niroot Puttapipat delivered an exquisite paper-cut edition of this song’s verse in “Jingle Bells: A Magical Pop-up
“Jingle Bells: A Magical Pop-up Edition” by Niroot Puttapipat Read More »
“The Gift of the Magi” is a short story written by the American writer O. Henry (1862 – 1910) first published in December 1905. This version was illustrated by the