About the Book and Author / Illustrator
This festive story is a gorgeously illustrated celebration of creativity, up-cycling and Christmas magic!
Lily is getting ready for Christmas when she magically transported to Santa’s workshop in the North Pole where her help is required to invent new toys from used, discarded ones.
Lily comes to learn that with a dash of imagination, she can make anything – even, perhaps, a new home…
Vashti Hardy is an award winning writer of children’s books spending her time between Lancashire and Sussex. She was a primary school teacher for several years, and has a special interest in children’s writing, especially free-writing and the use of journals and creating fantasy worlds. She has a first-class honours teaching degree with English specialism and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Chichester. After leaving teaching to focus more on her writing, she became a copywriter and digital marketing executive
Katie Cottle is a freelance illustrator and picture-book-maker who moved to Bristol to study illustration at UWE and haven’t left since graduating in 2017. Katie enjoys telling stories through her drawing and uses a variety of media, including a mix of traditional and digital techniques. She loves using bright colours and drawing grumpy faces!
Book Review
We are learning about reduce, recycle and reuse at school so I am going to take this into school in December for my teacher to read to my class to help with our topic
I started off this story feeling sad for the little girl not having any friend’s but I soon forgot about that when she got to go on an amazing adventure to Santas workshop.
I loved that all the broken and old toys got a second chance and Lily got to help with this and she made some very unusual toys that children will love on Christmas Day.
We are learning about reduce, recycle and reuse at school so I am going to take this into school in December for my teacher to read to my class to help with our topic.
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Reviewer Profile
- Name: Edith
- Age: 6 years
- Likes: swimming, Lego and outdoor play
- Dislikes: the dark and loud noises
- Favourite Book: The Kitchen Disco by Clare Foges
- Favourite Song: Miss Polly had a Dolly
- Favourite Film: Spiderman
