Countdown to Christmas
24 Magical Advent Stories
Published on 30. September 2025
Book
Hardback
96 pages
979-8-89414-109-1 (ISBN)
Description
A beautiful illustrated advent treasury of 24 timeless holiday stories, poems, and songs to be shared with the whole family in the countdown to Christmas!
December is here and there is something special in the air! Children begin their countdown to Christmas Day and Santa's arrival, and what better way to do so with a new holiday story each day. Ride on the Snow Queen's sleigh, discover the elves secretly making shoes in the night, learn about the first Christmas in space, and snuggle in on Christmas Eve with Clement C. Moore's classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
With stories beautifully retold by Alexandra Stewart and gloriously illustrated by Freya Hartas, this festive story treasury collects cheerful and uplifting tales to be shared together during the Christmas season
December is here and there is something special in the air! Children begin their countdown to Christmas Day and Santa's arrival, and what better way to do so with a new holiday story each day. Ride on the Snow Queen's sleigh, discover the elves secretly making shoes in the night, learn about the first Christmas in space, and snuggle in on Christmas Eve with Clement C. Moore's classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
With stories beautifully retold by Alexandra Stewart and gloriously illustrated by Freya Hartas, this festive story treasury collects cheerful and uplifting tales to be shared together during the Christmas season
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Running Press,U.S.
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 6 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 6 to 10 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
702 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-89414-109-1 (9798894141091)
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Persons
Alexandra Stewart is a journalist and ministerial speechwriter for the civil service sector. She lives in Wiltshire, UK, with her husband, two young children, and two grumpy rabbits.
Freya Hartas is a Bristol-based illustrator of children’s books.
Freya Hartas is a Bristol-based illustrator of children’s books.
Content
1. The Star Money (a folktale from Germany)
2. O Christmas Tree
3. Why the Christmas Tree Keeps Its Leaves
4. Speakin' O' Christmas (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
5. The Forest Witch (a fairy tale from Denmark)
6. The Twelve Days of Christmas
7. The Christmas Truce
8. The Elves and the Shoemaker (The Brothers Grimm)
9. Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman)
10. The First Christmas in Space: Apollo 8
11. A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
12. The Christmas Cuckoo (Frances Browne)
13. The Cat on Dovrefell (a folktale from Norway)
14. The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen)
15. The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds (a folktale from Bulgaria)
16. The Mitten (a folktale from Ukraine)
17. Mole's Christmas (Kenneth Grahame)
18. The Nutcracker (E.T.A. Hoffmann)
19. The Legend of Olentzero (a folktale from Spain)
20. A Christmas Inspiration (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
21. The Story of the Spider and the Christmas Tree (a folktale from Ukraine)
22. The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
23. An Antarctic Christmas
24. The Night Before Christmas (Clement Clarke Moore)
2. O Christmas Tree
3. Why the Christmas Tree Keeps Its Leaves
4. Speakin' O' Christmas (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
5. The Forest Witch (a fairy tale from Denmark)
6. The Twelve Days of Christmas
7. The Christmas Truce
8. The Elves and the Shoemaker (The Brothers Grimm)
9. Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman)
10. The First Christmas in Space: Apollo 8
11. A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
12. The Christmas Cuckoo (Frances Browne)
13. The Cat on Dovrefell (a folktale from Norway)
14. The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen)
15. The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds (a folktale from Bulgaria)
16. The Mitten (a folktale from Ukraine)
17. Mole's Christmas (Kenneth Grahame)
18. The Nutcracker (E.T.A. Hoffmann)
19. The Legend of Olentzero (a folktale from Spain)
20. A Christmas Inspiration (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
21. The Story of the Spider and the Christmas Tree (a folktale from Ukraine)
22. The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
23. An Antarctic Christmas
24. The Night Before Christmas (Clement Clarke Moore)