Matt Haig is an internationally bestselling author whose
novels for children and adults have been translated into 26
languages. His children’s books have won the Smarties Gold Medal,
the Alex Award, and the Blue Peter Book Award, and been nominated
several times for the Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Children’s
Book Prize. He lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and two
children. He lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England,
with his wife and two children. Visit him at matthaig.com and
follow him @matthaig1
Chris Mould began studying art at the age of sixteen and has
gone on to become an acclaimed illustrator of children’s books. He
lives with his wife and two children in Yorkshire. Visit him at
chrismould.blogspot.com and follow him @chrismouldink.
"Irresistibly readable. Destined to become a Christmas and
anytime-before-or-after-Christmas classic!" --Chris Grabenstein,
New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's
Library
"Like stockings hung by the fire, this spellbinding opus may well
become a yuletide tradition." —Kirkus, Starred review
"Award-winning British author Matt Haig (To Be a Cat) writes with
warmth, wit and irreverence." —Shelf Awareness, Starred review
"Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and
the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent
stories.”—Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard
Book
"The definitive (and funny) history of Ho, ho, ho! My children
loved it." —Yann Martel, bestselling author of Life of Pi
"Humorous and heartfelt, A Boy Called Christmas will grow your
heart three sizes and make you believe in magic." --Liesl
Shurtliff, New York Times bestselling author of Rump
"The most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for
decades. Future generations will receive the same comfort and joy
from A Boy Called Christmas that they derive from mince pies,
snowmen and creamy liqueurs." --Stephen Fry
"Matt Haig puts the Happy back into Christmas." --Jeanette
Winterson
"A new festive classic. Funny, sad and brilliant. It turns out we
only knew half the story." --Simon Mayo, BBC
"An instant Christmas classic... Nikolas is a terrific character,
clearly the offspring of Gerda from The Snow Queen and Roald Dahl's
Charlie Bucket." --The Guardian
"Like enjoying the warmth of a good fire on a cold day . . .
perfect for Christmas is every way." --The Independent
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