Utterly gorgeous stuff.Gorgeously illustrated, this is a poignant and heart-wraming story.Beautifully illustrated, a fantastic idea, a heartwarming story and a book that is destined to become a Christmas classic.Alex T. Smith's resplendently published Advent adventure . . . interwoven with creative activities is the sweet story of an intrepid and compassionate mouse delivering a letter to Santa. Illustrated with humour and elegance, this promotes kind, artistic Christmases.This is the most sumptuous book . . . a perfect Christmas book, lovingly produced with a green bookmark ribbon, a fabric spine, and beautiful colour illustrations, through which the warmth of happiness radiates . . . Magical and heartwarming.There’s no way I can mention Alex T Smith and Christmas and not give a shout out to his fabulous book, How Winston Delivered Christmas. The book combines creative crafts and a festive story about a brave little mouse who sets out on a Very Important Mission on Christmas Eve. I highly recommend it – it’s becoming part of our Christmas family traditions!Make a new festive family tradition this year and from December 1 read a chapter a night of Alex T. Smith's absolutely adorable Advent book
How Winston Delivered Christmas, and enjoy the gorgeous artwork and Christmassy activities.Join Winston the mouse in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas present for any child, to read aloud and share with all the family time and time again.
From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series, comes How Winston Delivered Christmas – the irresistible story of the brave little mouse who sets out on an adventure on Christmas Eve. Featuring beautiful colour artwork and Christmassy activities to make-and-do throughout, this gorgeous book is sure to become a festive family tradition that will be enjoyed year after year.
Winston the mouse is on a Very Important Mission. On Christmas Eve, he finds a letter to Father Christmas that did not make it to the post box – so, with no time to lose, he sets out to deliver it himself in time for Christmas Day! He has a lot of Very Exciting Adventures on his Very Important Mission and makes some wonderful friends along the way.
Written in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters, one to enjoy each day in the lead up to christmas, each chapter includes it's very own festive activity for all the family to enjoy together – including writing a letter to Father Christmas, making mince pies, designing your very own Christmas cards, making presents, creating decorations, and so much more!
This flapped paperback features a festively foiled cover and artwork on beautiful paper, making it the perfect Christmas gift. And don't miss Winston's next daring adventure, How Winston Came Home for Christmas.
Alex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he’d wanted to do since he was five – an illustrator specializing in the world of children’s publishing.
Alex graduated with a first-class degree in Illustration in 2006 and also won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in his final year. Since then Alex has gone on to work for a wide variety of clients, not just in the publishing industry, as well as writing and illustrating his own picture books, many of which have won prizes and have been read on TV during the Bedtime Hour on the CBeebies channel. Alex is also the creator of the bestselling Claude series for early readers, which appear in their own TV series on Disney Junior.
When not working, Alex enjoys doodling in his sketchbook, reading, people-watching and eavesdropping. He is also a big fan of cake and a nice cup of tea. He lives with and under the constant ‘supervision’ of his canine companions in Warwickshire. How Winston Delivered Christmas was his first title for Macmillan and is followed by The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Introduction - i: How to Read This Book Chapter - 1: A Very Important Mission Section - ii: Write a Letter to Father Christmas Chapter - 2: A Mysterious Flying Object Section - iii: Make a Winston Finger Puppet Chapter - 3: An Envelope Out of Place Section - iv: Make a Christmas Tree Paper Chain Chapter - 4: Winston Sets Off Section - v: Make a Snowflake Decoration Chapter - 5: Window Shopping Section - vi: Make Gingerbread Mice Chapter - 6: The Room in the Rafters Section - vii: Make a Paper Chain Decoration Chapter - 7: The Jolly Holiday Travel Agents Section - viii: International Christmas Traditions Chapter - 8: Thinking Big Thoughts Section - ix: Make a Pompom Robin Chapter - 9: Mince Pies and Movies Section - x: Make Christmas Gifts Chapter - 10: An Important Clue Section - xi: Make Mince Pies Chapter - 11: A Cosy Bed Made of Straw Section - xii: Make Stained-Glass Window Biscuits Chapter - 12: Splash and Splatter! Poem - xiii: Make Wrapping Paper and Gift Tags Chapter - 13: As Flat as a Pancake (almost) Section - xiv: Make Christmas Fairy Peg-Dolls Chapter - 14: You Aren't a Salmon Section - xv: Make a Party Invitation Chapter - 15: Purveyors of Fine Goods Since 1847 Section - xvi: Make Your Own Party Food Chapter - 16: Team Work Section - xvii: Make Your Own Christmas Tree Decoration Chapter - 17: Dilly-Dallying Section - xviii: Make Your Own Christmas Crackers Chapter - 18: Stinky and Therefore Tasty Section - xix: Make an Orange Pomander Chapter - 19: Eduardo Fromage Section - xx: Make a Christmas Jar Chapter - 20: A Night-Time Feast Section - xxi: Make Your Own Christmas Box Chapter - 21: Clockwork Section - xxii: Random Acts of Kindness Chapter - 22: The Great Flying Mouse Section - xxiii: Make a Snow Globe Chapter - 23: A Light in the Sky Section - xxiv: Make Christmas Table Decorations Chapter - 24: The End Section - xxv: Christmas Checklist Chapter - 25: Hot Buttered Toast Section - xxvi: Tips For Next Year Section - xxvii: We Wish You a Merry Christmas Section - xxviii: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Section - xxix: Jingle Bells Section - xxx: The Twelve Days of Christmas Section - xxxi: Letter from the Author
