Here Come The Girls!
Have you ever noticed how the story of Christmas is all down the the men – even Rudolph is male. And as for Mrs Christmas – she hardly gets a look in. Santa gets to fly out over the night sky on his sleigh but it’s Mrs Claus who’s put the tree up, done the shopping, wrapping and cooking while Santa gets all the fun and glory.
Well, get your elbows out ladies because here comes the delightful tale of Blanche Claus and her friend, Rinki to put the record straight.
Tinsel
It all started with a bright, shiny bauble – a gift that changed Blanche Claus’s life and set her on an adventure full of snow and sleigh rides, mince pie picnics and tinsel. She meets Rinki on the Corner where Christmas Trees are sold – and I really need to know where that magical place is! The descriptions are wonderful and the pace whisks you along, as if you too were gliding through the night sky.
Tinsel is a fresh take on how the legend of Santa Claus really came to be and it’s crammed full of lively characters that pop from the page. Little girls are going to love it. This big girl did too!
It’s a delightfully charming story of friendship and magic that sparkles and glitters. Young readers will be enchanted.
A funny, festive read that will warm the heart. Too good to save until Christmas!
Tinsel – The Girls who Invented Christmas
Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Published by Bloomsbury : 29th October 2020
RRP: Hardback £9.99
About Sibéal Pounder
Sibéal Pounder used to work for the Financial Times, where she researched the How To Spend It section and wrote the For Goodness’ Sake column – interviewing everyone from Veronica Etro to Vivienne Westwood. Now she writes about fabulous witches and feisty fairies in Witch Wars, her much loved series for Bloomsbury. Other writing credits include Vogue.com and fashion trend forecasting company WGSN, and she volunteers at the Media Trust, teaching kids who want to get into journalism. Sibéal studied History at St Andrews, Publishing at City, Quentin Tarantino films at Yale and recently completed the Faber Academy’s Writing for Children course. Sibéal’s first book, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016.
Published by Bloomsbury on the 29h October 2020
RRP: Hardback £9.99
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