Overview

A flurry of festive verse, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems is a collection selected and intricately, beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell, the beloved author and illustrator behind Goth Girl, Ottoline and the Cloud Horse Chronicles. Christmas has long been a source of inspiration and a moment of reflection for poets, from traditional verse to modern works. This is the perfect collection for readers young and old, as gorgeous illustrations throughout bring new life to classics, including The Night Before Christmas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Deck the Halls, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and We Three Kings. Elsewhere, Chris has selected and responded to work from poets including Neil Gaiman, Sylvia Plath, William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy, Hollie McNish, Sue Hardy Dawson, Roger Stevens, Benjamin Zephaniah, Clare Bevan, Sara Teasdale, A.F. Harrold, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Ogden Nash, Robert Burns and Jackie Kay. This is a book to treasure, and to return to year after year. 'A touching book for getting into the spirit, with poems familiar and less so about the meaning of Christmas, and each page graced with Riddell’s pencil scenes' – Sunday Times

Full Product Details

Author:   Chris Riddell
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
Imprint:   Macmillan Children's Books
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.206kg
ISBN:  

9781529086423

ISBN 10:   1529086426
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   13 October 2022
Recommended Age:   From 12 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Children/juvenile ,  General/trade ,  Teenage / Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile
Replaced By:   9781529086430
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'Gloriously entertaining and full of those unique Christmassy vibes, this is the perfect festive selection for poetry lovers young and old.' -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Post * A touching book for getting into the spirit, with poems familiar and less so about the meaning of Christmas, and each page graced with Riddell's pencil scenes * Sunday Times *

Author Information

Author Website:   https://twitter.com/chrisriddell50

Chris Riddell, the 2015–2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.

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Author Website:   https://twitter.com/chrisriddell50

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