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This delightful children's book on the origin of Father Christmas has been lingering on my kindle for a couple of years waiting to be read one Christmas and now with the movie release, I've finally remembered to do just that.Matt Haig's wonderful imagination tells us how an impoverished boy called Nikolas, born on Christmas Day came to live at the North Pole, befriend the elves, capture some of their magic and start the tradition of bringing gifts to the world's children. It's a gorgeous story w...
Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.comA Boy Called Christmas is the first book in a series of three Christmas books from author Matt Haig with ‘The Girl who Saved Christmas’ and ‘Father Christmas and Me‘ being the second and third books.In this story, we meet eleven-year-old Nikolas who is called Christmas by his family because he was born on Christmas Day. He lives in a remote hut in Finland with his father and his only friend, a little mouse called Miika.When his father is offered a lot of...
Merry Christmas ✨Right so because the book is about Father Christmas and I was really curious about his story. Matt Haig has written an incredible story! It's heartbreaking throughout the narration but it's so full of hope till the end. This story tells the story of a poor boy, Nicholas, who lived with his father trying hard to make both ends meet everyday. They had so little yet they were satisfied living together. However, things changed when his father had to leave to a faraway land in a ques...
This is a delightful middle grade children's book about the origins of Father Christmas, written at the children's level but with some wonderfully sarky comments from time to time which only the parents would understand. It was very entertaining.Nikolas is a boy who is neglected and ill treated by the adults in his life, and who suffers in extreme poverty. His only toys are a wooden sled made by his father and a doll carved out of a turnip by his mother. A series of events lead to him meeting a
*** 4 Stars ***Even though this is a children's book, I really enjoyed it. It's the type of story I imagine a grandfather reading to the grandchildren on Christmas Eve, around the tree ❤️🎄🎅If you can, go for the audiobook. It's narrated by Stephen Fry and it's a delight to listen to!
Perfect book to finish reading at 1.30am on Christmas morning!
"Impossible. —An old elf swearword"This book is as sweet as a Christmas sugar cookie!!! 🎅🏻🌟🎄Matt Haig was so clever in retelling how "Santa" or "Father Christmas" came to be!! I read this, wanting to get into the Christmas spirit, and it definitely worked it's magic!! 🌟I loved how charming and beautiful the illustrations were by Chris Mould!! The drawings really added to my enjoyment of the story!! (Which I hope they would being an Illustration student myself! 🤣) I have a feeling that reading th...
Reread 2021: I'd forgotten so much if this, so it was fun to experience it all over again. Highly recommend the audio narrated by Stephen Fry. He's very good at elf voices.3.5 starsAt times funny, at times heart breaking, A Boy Called Christmas is the story of Nicholas who sets out on a treacherous journey to find his father, and ends up finding something much more magical in the process. Although I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially the characters, I found it to be a story of two halves. In th...
