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Father Vodol (Jim Broadbent) looks a little scary in A Boy Called Christmas. (Image credit: Sky Cinema) 'A Boy Called Christmas' trailer Nikolas is able to see the place after believing in the elves and tries to stay in the town. He learns that a group of humans, including Joel, has kidnapped a small elf called Little Kip. Nikolas is sentenced to be eaten by a troll in the Dark Tower. Nikolas manages to escape with the help of a young fairy called the Truth Pixie. He then decides to try to find Joel's party and clarify the misunderstanding.Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > One day, the King calls his subjects and promises a big reward if someone is able to find an object that would bring hope to the kingdom. Joel joins a group of hunters to try to find Elfhelm. Joel leaves Nikolas under the care of Aunt Carlotta, a selfish woman who makes Nikolas' life miserable. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

The plot gets going when Nikolas’s father is offered a chance to make a lot of money by helping to prove that Elfhelm, the fabled village of the elves, really does exist. So Dad sets off with a band of dodgy desperadoes on a quest to the frozen north, promising to return in a few months, and leaving Nikolas to be looked after by the spectacularly evil, child-hating Aunt Carlotta. Eventually Nikolas can stand her mistreatment no more and embarks on his own quest to find his father. Lots of bathroom humor, mostly involving Blitzen's weaponized pee (called "wee" here because it's British) skills. Henry Lawfull leads the cast as Nikolas in 'A Boy Called Christmas'. (Image credit: Sky Cinema) 'A Boy Called Christmas' locations A Mouse Called Miika: Miika, the mouse and his friend, Bridget the Brave are on a mission to procure the world’s tastiest cheese. They’ll stop at nothing to get it, no matter how many trolls they must face or how their friendship is tested along the way . . .

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This collection includes three hilarious classics in the making from New York Times bestselling author Matt Haig. Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic. Every bit as funny and poignant as a mouse that has never seen cheese but still believes in it!” (FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE) A collection of New York Times bestselling author, Matt Haig’s heartwarming, Christmas adventures– A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, and A Mouse Called Miika. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close

The trio reaches Elfhelm but finds nothing there except for Joel's knife. Nikolas loses hope and collapses. He is found by Little Noosh and Father Topo. Father Topo gives Nikolas a "hope spell" that allows him to recover. Father Topo informs him that he is in Elfhelm, but it is only visible to the people who believe in the place.

Let It Snow! 'A Boy Called Christmas' needed a very snowy location near the Arctic Circle in Norway. (Image credit: Sky) 'A Boy Called Christmas' costumes A Boy Called Christmas is a tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow, and a boy called Nikolas, who isn’t afraid to believe in magic.BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to read THE TRUE STORY OF FATHER CHRISTMAS If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. (Because this book is FULL of impossible things.) Are you still reading? Good. Then let us begin... Haig is one of the most inspirational popular writers on mental health of our age and, in his latest novel, he has taken a clever, engaging concept and created a heart-warming story that offers wisdom in the same deceptively simple way as Mitch Albom's best tales" A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig. The Girl Who Saved Christmas: Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble and losing her Christmas spirit. Santa must find Amelia and make her believe again—Christmas depends on it!