The Christmas Book by Katherine Woodfine | Preorder
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Inspired by an Icelandic book-gifting tradition, this beautiful story, illustrated with full colour artwork throughout, and decorated endpapers, is the perfect…
Inspired by an Icelandic book-gifting tradition, this beautiful story, illustrated with full colour artwork throughout, and decorated endpapers, is the perfect gift for sharing during the Christmas period.
It was Christmas Eve in the little farmhouse. The air was full of good smells of spices and jam and hot cocoa. No one was expecting any presents, but there would be leaf bread, and cookies, and Grandmother's embroidered tablecloth, and they would all do what they could to make the Yuletide bright.
Picking his way home across the lava field, Tómas knows that this Christmas won't be quite the same - not without his Grandfather. But as the war draws closer, Tómas devises a plan to ensure his Grandfather's stories will still be at the heart of his family's Christmas - even if it means being braver than a boy ever dreamed he could be. Donning his grandfather's jumper for courage, working hard at chores for neighbours, he takes his hard earned pennies to shop for presents - only to find all the shops empty of stock. This is war time and rationing. There is just one shop still open - a bookshop.
Inspired by the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóðið, where books are given as gifts on Christmas Eve.
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What is The Christmas Book by Katherine Woodfine?
The Christmas Book by Katherine Woodfine is available here as a Signed Indie Exclusive Hardback. Every copy is signed by the author. It is an indie exclusive edition, sold only through independent bookshops like ours. The ISBN is 9780571405602. It costs £10.00. It is available to preorder now and is released on 8 Oct 2026, when we ship it or have it ready to collect in store.
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