These festive tales are perfect for when the long nights draw in, the weather gets colder, and Christmas is around the corner. Snuggle up with hot cocoa and indulge in these magical Christmas stories. Each original story has been taken from a classic storybook and is beautifully illustrated, making them full to the brim with Christmas magic.Tiny Tim – The Story of A Christmas Carol
An old miser with a heart of stone, the spirits of Christmas past, present and future, and a small miracle on Christmas day. Tiny Tim – The Story of A Christmas Carol – Retold by […]
The Story of King Frost – A Winter Tale
A little girl lost in the cold, the King of the red-noses, and a dress all glittering with silver and gold. The Story of King Frost – A Winter Tale – THERE was once […]
The Underground Workers – An Estonian Fairy Tale
A lost peasant, a cave of hidden treasures and a very strange dream. The Underground Workers An Estonian Fairy Tale ON a bitter night somewhere between Christmas and the New Year, a man set out to […]
The Little Picture Girl – A Christmas Story
Christmas eve magic, a picture that comes to life, and a visit from Father Christmas. The Little Picture Girl – A Christmas Story – IT was Christmas Eve, and a little girl lay in her little […]
Mother Holle – A Grimm Fairy Tale
The story of two daughters, a bloody spindle, and an enchanted land at the bottom of a well. Mother Holle – A Grimm Fairy Tale – ONCE upon a time there was a widow who […]
Old Frost and Young Frost – A Lithuanian Fairy Tale
A wintry tale of youthful arrogance, a frozen Lord, and a lesson learnt through hard work. Old Frost and Young Frost – A Lithuanian Fairy Tale – Once there lived Old Father Frost, and […]
How Johnny Cricket Saw Santa Claus – A Christmas Story
A curious cricket, a face all fringed with snow-white whiskers, and a surprise stocking. This text was taken from: Friendly Fairies – Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle How Johnny Cricket Saw Santa Claus A Christmas […]
Why the Sea is Salt – A Norse Tale
A Christmas trip to Hell, a quern that grinds all kinds of things, and a skipper who made too much salt. This text was taken from: True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales – […]
The Snow Man
A diamond dusted garden, a know-it-all yard dog, and a stove-sick snowman. The Snow Man befriends an old yard dog in a beautiful wintery garden where the trees look like a ‘forest of coral’. The Old […]
The Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’ Christmas is coming! Here is our gorgeous edition of The Night Before Christmas, a christmas poem, originally […]
Father Christmas at Home
A determined young girl, a mysterious reflection and a trip to Christmas Land. Father Christmas at Home is the tale of a young girl who travels to Santa Claus’s home to ask him an important favour. […]
