A Booky Advent

A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens

Since it was first published in 1843 A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on ...

Below Zero – Dan Smith

When Zak's plane crash-lands on Outpost Zero, a small Antarctic research base in one of ...

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Charlie Mackesy

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse ...

Why are Christmas trees bad at knitting?

Because they always drop their needles.

A Visit from St. Nicholas - Clement Clarke Moore

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house,

Not a creature ...

Grimm Tales for Young and Old – Philip Pullman

In this beautiful book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip ...

What’s green, covered in tinsel and goes ribbet ribbet?

Mistle-toad!

Crime for Christmas – Richard Dalby (ed.)

Christmas may be the season of goodwill, but judging from the stories in this ...

Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story – Catherine Johnson

When orphan Matthew Henson ran away from his violent ...

The Way Past Winter – Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Mila and her sisters live with their brother Oskar in a small ...

The Christmas Mystery – Jostein Gaarder

Fifty years ago a girl disappeared from her home in Norway. She ran after a ...

The Obsidian Mirror – Catherine Fisher

Jake's father disappears while working on mysterious experiments with the obsessive, reclusive Oberon Venn. ...

The Arctic: An Anthology – Elizabeth Kolbert (ed.)

The Arctic: An Anthology features an international mix of classic first-person accounts ...

What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast?

Frosties!

Father Christmas – Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman - introduces us to a rather grumpy Father Christmas.

In ...

The Box of Delights – John Masefield

A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights, ...

The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg

Late one Christmas Eve, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: ...

Learning to Breathe – Andy Cave

At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and ...

The Snowman – Raymond Briggs

The ultimate classic Christmas picture book.

After a heavy snowfall, a young boy spends ...

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?

A mince spy!

Which athlete is warmest in winter?

A long jumper!

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Four adventurous siblings – Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie ...

Dark Matter: A Ghost Story – Michelle Paver

A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far ...

“In Iceland, the most popular Christmas gifts are books. Each year, Iceland celebrates what’s known as Jólabókaflóðið: the annual Yule Book ...