My new books are here! I’ve just been unpacking them, and I thought I’d share them with you right away.

Thank you to SPCK for these copies, they’re looking delightful. There’s something new, too. The smaller one is a board book. It’s slightly abridged, but still has all of Lorna’s enchanting illustrations. I particularly like the way the sparkles have a texture to them. I can imagine little fingers following the trails of stars across the pictures.

I say my new books, these are new editions of the first book I ever had accepted for publication, and it’s still very close to my heart. I’m so glad it’s been given a shiny new edition.

The story of offering shelter and welcome, which is such a moving part of our Christmas traditions and Nativity plays, seems particularly apt at the moment. It’s worth reminding ourselves of the value of kindness and humility. 

I’ve written about the book elsewhere on this blog. If you’d like to find out a little more, here’s some suggestions….
The Little Christmas Tree – a few pictures!
The Little Christmas Tree – some ideas for 2020
The Little Christmas Tree and Mary’s Song
The Little Christmas Tree – a beautiful BSL video telling of the story.

The hardback is available now, and the board book will be out in a few weeks. I’ll post some links below, but if you are lucky enough to have a local bookshop, they should be able to get them for you for the next day if not in stock.

For now, I’m just going to go and enjoy my lovely books!

Here are some links as promised:
you can order from the publisher SPCK
and from Bookshop – this link is for the hardback, and this for the board book to preorder on the site.
Also, wherever you usually order books.

Thank you for your support and encouragement over the years, I really appreciate it.