All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. The story depicts the alternative futuristic Christmas and two children who strive to get the traditional Christmas back. What are the things that their family does that make it a personalised experience, the things they will continue to do with their own children in years to come? With stunning artwork and clever use of repetition this story is ideal for reading aloud with EYFS groups.

Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel | 9780008334321 - Booktopia Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel | 9780008334321 - Booktopia

A child's dream of a 'real' christmas leads to a race to save Christmas amongst a world of dwindling believers and find what's truly real in a world of virtual living. Computers decide who’s been naughty or nice, presents are dropped by drone, and anything decorative is a hologram.David Baddiel has written and performed in a series of highly successful TV comedy shows, including The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned. Awe-inspiring and thought-provoking, this stunningly illustrated companion to The Rhythm of the Rain and Wild is the Wind is a magical and memorable picture book.

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Steven Lenton has been the winner of the Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and The Times Children’s Book of the Week. So as well as being an engaging read for young independent readers with a unique-till-now theme, it is also an opportunity for them to reflect on the things that they would miss most about Christmas if they were taken away. The cover to illustrations inside are to the point and match with the story perfectly to give the readers a in to the persepective from which the story is told.In some ways, our children are used to Christmas being virtual with travel restrictions meaning a lot of family get-togethers are being done online, and as a consequence, a lot of the long-held traditions and rituals have been let go. This is an entertaining story in itself, but with the capacity to encourage some great what-if thinking. Anarchic, fun and adventurous, chaos ensure when the group encounters the Wonderfully revolting Grizzled Grist. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa - before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever . From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up, brilliantly illustrated by Jim Field and Steven Lenton.