The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch

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He began working as an architectural illustrator and has worked as a graphic designer and now creates visual development art for animation productions and illustrates books. Even the second hand on the kitchen clock wasn’t tick-tocking, as though – by some kind of magic – time itself were frozen! Im zweiten Band um die Trundles, die Paynes, Santa und den Weihnachtosaurus geht es diesmal um den Nordpol selbst - wir bekommen eine große Tour durch Elfville (das Wort sieht meiner Heimatstadt Eltville irritierend ähnlich), erkunden die Ställe und Werkstätten und natürlich viele Geheimnisse. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible .

Curiosity gets the better of the children though and when William sneaks into the Forbid Den to find the Winter Witch, he is hurled into a dreary future where Christmas is banned!The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award, since then Tom has published several more chart-topping children’s novels including The Creakers, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch and the instant number one bestseller The Danger Gang. He picked up a beautiful snow globe from the table, which had a hand-carved wooden base and a small, cosy-looking log cabin inside the glass ball. Well, that Christmas magic didn’t want to leave them and, in the summer, Bob and Pamela decided that the Paynes would move in with the Trundles! William Trundle opened his eyes as Pamela Payne carefully stepped into his bedroom with a breakfast tray wobbling in her hands.

Pamela was sipping a cup of tea, and William felt a little pang in his heart as he saw which cup she’d chosen – the glistening blue teacup with a snowflake-shaped handle. William looked down and saw the stack of steaming yumminess wafting up warm smells of vanilla and cinnamon. Full of magic and music, humour and heart, and a friendship like no other, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is the most enchanting Christmas read for the whole family. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch - whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve.Now it’s time for the second Trundle Christmas Tradition of the day – washing up,’ Bob said, throwing snowflake-patterned tea towels to William and Brenda, and grinning as Brenda’s face fell. Snowflakes had also stopped mid-fall and were hanging in the air as though suspended by an invisible string from the sky. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch, whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve. All of them were of the same thing: a blue flying dinosaur, with shimmering scales and a frosty mane of icicles.

One year has passed since William Trundle's incredible adventure with the most extraordinary dinosaur: the Christmasaurus. Der Weihnachtosaurus ist unfassbar niedlich (und es kommt noch ein niedlicher lebendiger Wunsch hinzu! Full of magic and music, humour and heart, and a friendship like no other, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is the most enchanting Christmas read for the whole family. But when William learns that the fate of Christmas hangs in the balance, it's up to him, his dinosaur friend, and the mysterious, icy Winter Witch to protect it. I have bought this for my God daughter for Christmas but can't wait for it to be passed back for me to read.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.