Sprouts
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5266-3942-4 (ISBN)
Description
Join a fantastic, futuristic and chaos-filled adventure where Christmas has snowballed and is celebrated every day! A perfect paperback gift for fans of Sibeal Pounder's Tinsel and Christmas-obsessed children everywhere.
In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine!
Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she's ever wished for is to join the festive world.
But when Santa's daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it's up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back ...
***
'I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!' - Emma Carroll on TINSEL
'Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship' - Hilary McKay on TINSEL
'Joyful and hilarious. I loved every moment of it.' - Stephanie Burgis on TINSEL
In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine!
Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she's ever wished for is to join the festive world.
But when Santa's daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it's up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back ...
***
'I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!' - Emma Carroll on TINSEL
'Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship' - Hilary McKay on TINSEL
'Joyful and hilarious. I loved every moment of it.' - Stephanie Burgis on TINSEL
Reviews / Votes
I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie! * Emma Carrol on TINSEL *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-3942-4 (9781526639424)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Sibeal Pounder is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the much-loved and highly successful children's fiction series Witch Wars, Bad Mermaids and Neon's Secret UNIverse, and the Christmas hit Tinsel. She has also written Beyond Platform 13, the sequel to The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson, the novelisation of the film Wonka and the World Book Day book Chaos at the Chocolate Factory. Her previous World Book Day book Bad Mermaids Meet the Witches was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Witch Wars was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award.