How Winston Delivered Christmas - (Alex T. Smith Advent Books) by Alex T Smith (Hardcover)

About the Book

"An advent story told in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters! When a mouse named Winston finds a lost letter addressed to Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, he sets off an unforgettable journey to personally deliver the letter to Santa! How Winston Delivered Christmas is a heart-warming story, organized in twenty-four and a half chapters, to share during the countdown to Christmas. Starting on December 1st, children can read a chapter a day, and each chapter is followed with a fun and festive holiday activity to complete. This illustrated advent story tells of the adventures of an adorable mouse and how a good deed can lead to a very happy ending"--

Book Synopsis

An advent story told in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters!

When a mouse named Winston finds a lost letter addressed to Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, he sets off on an unforgettable journey to personally deliver the letter to Santa! How Winston Delivered Christmas is a heartwarming story, organized in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters, to share during the countdown to Christmas. Starting on December 1, children can read a chapter a day, and each chapter is followed by a fun and festive holiday activity to complete. This illustrated advent story tells of the adventures of an adorable mouse and how a good deed can lead to a very happy ending.

"Elegantly expressive art may make this a holiday favorite." --Publishers Weekly
"A Christmas cozy, read straight or bit by bit through the season." --Kirkus Reviews

Review Quotes

A Christmas cozy, read straight or bit by bit through the season.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Beautifully written, a fantastic idea, heartwarming story and a book that is destined to become a Christmas classic.-- "Carousel"

Illustrated with humour and elegance...-- "Sunday Times"

In a 24-and-a-half-chapter advent story, Smith delivers a lively holiday adventure. When a distracted boy named Oliver loses his letter to Santa in the wind and snow, Winston the mouse finds it and sets out to ensure that the letter arrives at its destination: "This letter needed to get to Santa Claus!" Memorable moments from his journey include hitching a ride on the back of Lady Prudence Merryweather-Whiskerton the Third, a cat who prefers to dine on salmon over mouse, and flying into the snowy night on a toy plane. Smith includes instructions for Christmas-themed craft activities between chapters (a pom-pom robin, a paper chain); it's a clever way to keep readers to one chapter a day. Though the narrative's tone can be a touch twee, the lengthy, interactive format and Smith's plucky, at times elegantly expressive art may make this a holiday favorite. Ages 6-8. (Sept.) -- "Publishers Weekly"

This is 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--a lit shop window, a kitchen all a-glow, a dolls' house, headlights in the snow. Magical and heartwarming-- "MinervaReads"

Utterly gorgeous stuff.--Fiona Noble "The Bookseller"