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By (author) Shepherd, Andy; Illustrated by Warburton Sarah

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The eagerly-anticipated picture book from Andy Shepherd,author of the best-selling The Boy Who Grew Dragons series.

Tomas and Lolli love Christmas. And they”re not the only ones! Their dragons love Christmas, too. But they have a habit of getting into trouble. When a brand-new snow dragon hatches on Christmas Eve, she unleashes a flurry of snow that transforms their dragon-growing garden into a winter wonderland. It”s all fun and snowball fights to start with… but there”s one BIG downside. There”s now SO much snow that they”re stuck and won”t be able to deliver the Christmas presents in time! Can Tomas, Lolli, Grandad and the dragons work together to save Christmas and spread a little magic?

A winter-warmer of a picture book, which captures all the magic and mayhem of The Boy Who Grew Dragons, but for a younger audience.

Andy Shepherd”s sparkling writing conjures warmth and charm with every phrase and her characters are artfully brought to life by the stunning illustrations of Sarah Warburton (The Princess and the Pea; Dinosaurs in the Supermarket; Twinkle).

Biographical note:

Andy Shepherd (Author)
Andy Shepherd is the author of the bestselling THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS series. She lives near Cambridge with her husband and two sons.

Sarah Warburton (Illustrator)
Sarah studied Illustration at the University of the West of England in Bristol and has been illustrating professionally for nearly 30 years. She has worked with authors such as Caryl Hart (The Princess series), Dominic Valente (the Starfell series) and Lu Fraser (One Camel Called Doug and Mavis the Bravest). Sarah now lives in Bristol, is married and has two (sort of) grown-up children, an anxious border terrier called Ivor and a large pond full of frogs.

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A first magical picture book in The Boy Who Grew Dragons series.

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The eagerly-anticipated first picture book from Andy Shepherd, following the international success of The Boy Who Grew Dragons series.

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A winter-warmer of a picture book – the perfect Christmas gift!

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Illustrated with charm and style by acclaimed illustrator Sarah Warburton (The Princess and the Pea; Dinosaurs in the Supermarket; Twinkle).

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Cover finish: matt lam + silver foil + spot UV

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The Boy Who Grew Dragons was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children”s Book Prize 2019 and longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019. The series has now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and has been optioned by Adastra, an independent TV company.