
How Many Sleeps Until Christmas?!
Rebecca Patterson(Author)
Quarto Publishing PLC
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-83600-301-4 (ISBN)
Description
Join the countdown to Christmas in this festive family frolic of a picture book! This hilarious and heart-warming story features everyone's favourite Christmas activities and captures the exciting build-up to the big day.
"LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!"
"Not yet!" said Mummy.
"How many sleeps?!"
Mummy had a long think. "Fifty-three."
"Not long now!"
"Quite long," said Mummy.
Full of Christmas chaos and festive fun, such as singing carols (A LOT), decorating the tree, wrapping presents (or siblings!), preparing for Father Christmas's arrival . . . and many more sweet family memories.
How Many Sleeps Until Christmas? is full of character and personality. The family setting will strike a familiar chord with parents and impatient young readers who just can't wait until the big day! This is a joyful book to celebrate the holiday season, and a perfect Christmas gift.
"LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT'S CHRISTMAS!"
"Not yet!" said Mummy.
"How many sleeps?!"
Mummy had a long think. "Fifty-three."
"Not long now!"
"Quite long," said Mummy.
Full of Christmas chaos and festive fun, such as singing carols (A LOT), decorating the tree, wrapping presents (or siblings!), preparing for Father Christmas's arrival . . . and many more sweet family memories.
How Many Sleeps Until Christmas? is full of character and personality. The family setting will strike a familiar chord with parents and impatient young readers who just can't wait until the big day! This is a joyful book to celebrate the holiday season, and a perfect Christmas gift.
Reviews / Votes
"This delightful book is a perfect holiday read-aloud, capturing the magic, impatience, and joy of the season through a child's eyes-and a parent's experience. A must-add for any holiday collection." * School Library Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 2 to 5 years
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83600-301-4 (9781836003014)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rebecca Patterson graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2009 with an MA in Children's Book Illustration and came third in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in the same year. A rising star in children's picture books, she won the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize for her book, My Big Shouting Day. Rebecca's books include The Christmas Show, The Deep End, Not On A School Night and The Pirate House. Rebecca lives in Cambridge with her husband and two children.
Luciano Lozano studied an MA in Illustration at EINA, Barcelona in 2007 and he has lived there ever since. He collaborates regularly with newspapers and magazines, and he has illustrated many books for publishers all around the world. In 2011, he illustrated Operation Alphabet by Thames and Hudson, published in the UK, USA and Germany and France. In the same year Luc won the Best 2011 Foreign Book Award for Operation Alphabet from the Catalonian Association of Illustrators (APIC).
Luciano Lozano studied an MA in Illustration at EINA, Barcelona in 2007 and he has lived there ever since. He collaborates regularly with newspapers and magazines, and he has illustrated many books for publishers all around the world. In 2011, he illustrated Operation Alphabet by Thames and Hudson, published in the UK, USA and Germany and France. In the same year Luc won the Best 2011 Foreign Book Award for Operation Alphabet from the Catalonian Association of Illustrators (APIC).