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Evie's Christmas Wishes

Siobhán Parkinson

Christmas is coming and Evie is wishing, wishing ...

Evie can hardly wait for Christmas to arrive. There is lots of festive fun to be had, from rehearsing for the school play, to decorating the tree, to wrapping presents. As she prepares for the big day with her parents and classmates, she is wishing, wishing, wishing. Suddenly, her wishes begin to come true! Just not in the way she expects. A wish for a reindeer results in a reindeer decoration being found in the attic, a wish for a singing part in her school play sees the whole class (Evie included) all singing along together, and her wish for a white Christmas sees a brief sprinkle of snowfall on Christmas Eve. Her biggest wish of all is for a baby sister, which also partially comes true, in a very surprising way.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Little Island Books
  • Publish Date: Oct 11st, 2022
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.80in - 8.60in - 0.40in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9781912417797
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & AdventFamily - General (see also headings under Social Themes)

About the Author

Bergin, Shannon: - Shannon Bergin is an Irish illustrator, avid doodler and tea drinker. She graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in the south west of Ireland in 2018 and can usually be found wandering in forests, curled up with a book or hunched over her desk illustrating colourful images, often mistaking her paint-water for tea.
Parkinson, Siobhán: - Siobhán Parkinson was Ireland's first children's laureate, Laureate na nÓg. She has been writing books for children for ages and ages. And ages. She also enjoys helping other writers to polish up their books so that they are extra fabulous. She lives in Dublin and writes most days in her attic-study. In her spare time, she admires her grandsons, bakes bread and is learning Italian. Her favourite thing to look at is the sky. This is her first picturebook.

Praise for this book

"Captures the magnificence of the festive season perfectly. The illustrations by debut artist Sharon Bergin are fantastic"

The Irish Times

"The illustrations by Shannon Bergin are full of rich Christmas colour and light."

Anne Cunningham, The Meath Chronicle