{"product_id":"the-christmas-book-katherine-woodfine-9780571391516","title":"The Christmas Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by an Icelandic book-gifting tradition, this beautiful story, illustrated with full colour artwork throughout, and decorated endpapers, is the perfect gift for sharing during the Christmas period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was Christmas Eve in the little farmhouse. The air was full of good smells of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003espices and jam and hot cocoa. No one was expecting any presents, but there would be \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eleaf bread, and cookies, and Grandmother's embroidered tablecloth, and they would \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eall do what they could to make the Yuletide bright.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePicking his way home across the lava field, Tómas knows that this Christmas won't be quite the same - not without his Grandfather. But as the war draws closer, Tómas devises a plan to ensure his Grandfather's stories will still be at the heart of his family's Christmas - even if it means being braver than a boy ever dreamed he could be. Donning his grandfather's jumper for courage, working hard at chores for neighbours, he takes his hard earned pennies to shop for presents - only to find all the shops empty of stock. This is war time and rationing. There is just one shop still open - a bookshop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóðið, where books are given as gifts on Christmas Eve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Woodfine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571391516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571391516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Katherine Woodfine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447160713471,"sku":"9780571391516","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d9ba027-25c7-4309-9454-620eaae7b5f0.jpg?v=1777229243","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-christmas-book-katherine-woodfine-9780571391516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}