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Win a bundle of Christmas Picture Books from Oxford Children’s Books

Win a bundle of Christmas Picture Books from Oxford Children’s Books

This year I’ve totally been spoilt for choice with what books to include in our annual Book Advent. Every year I pick a selection of 24 books, wrap them up and put them under the tree as part of our Advent celebrations. The children choose one at random each day as our book of the day. Oxford Children’s Books kindly sent us a selection of their new Christmas titles which we were so excited to read together. Read to the bottom of the post for your chance to win the exact same bundle of Christmas picture books!

Greatest Animal Stories, chosen by Michael MorpurgoGreatest Animal Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning children’s writer and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo has gathered his favourite animal stories from around the world to create this collection.
From Puss in Boots to Peter and the Wolf, there’s a classic story for every bedtime. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this sumptuous edition is the perfect gift.

Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa, by Valerie Thomas illustrated by Korky PaulWinnie and Wilbur Meet Santa
It’s almost Christmas, and Winnie and Wilbur are super excited. But disaster strikes on Christmas Eve when Santa gets stuck in their chimney! He desperately needs their help with his deliveries or Christmas just won’t happen…
A hilarious new Winnie and Wilbur adventure with spectacular pop-up surprise!

A Dot in the SnowA Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss illustrated by Fiona Woodcock
A curious polar bear and lost little girl meet in the snow, both separated from their mothers. A moving story about new friendships.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland written by Richard B Smith, illustrated by Tim HopgoodWalking in a Winter Wonderland
Peggy Lee’s iconic song is brought to life with lavish illustrations by Tim Hopgood. Taking readers on a journey through a beautiful winter landscape, this is an enchanting book and CD to share at the most wonderful time of the year.

The Mouse That Cancelled ChristmasThe Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook illustrated by Samara Hardy
For one little Mouse Christmas means just one thing…. Danger! And he’s soon ruining everyone’s festive fun with his health and safety concerns. Can the animals of Jingle Bell Forest work together to save Christmas?

We have been truly spoilt with this selection of books. We’ve read them all over a couple of nights and they are lovely. Our favourite is Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa as we’ve always loved Winnie, and the pop up picture at the end is a brilliant surprise. I’m so excited to add these to our festive Book Advent – watch out for our short list soon!

Win a bundle of Christmas Picture Books from Oxford Children’s Books

I am so pleased to be teaming up today with Oxford Children’s Books to offer one of my readers the chance to win a festive bundle of picture books. One lucky reader will win a copy of Greatest Animal Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo; Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa, by Valerie Thomas illustrated by Korky Paul; A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss illustrated by Fiona Woodcock; Walking in a Winter Wonderland written by Richard B Smith, illustrated by Tim Hopgood as well as The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook illustrated by Samara Hardy!

To be in with a chance of winning this festive bundle of picture books simply answer the question and leave a comment on this post via the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway ends on Sunday 27th November and the winners name will appear on this post. Good luck.

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122 Comments

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    Kim Neville
    November 6, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    melanie stirling
    November 6, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    The night before christmas

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    Susie Wilkinson
    November 6, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    The First Snow of Winter

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    Ali Thorpe
    November 6, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    I like The Church Mice at Christmas.

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    Jo Hutchinson
    November 7, 2016 at 3:30 am

    my favourite Christmas book is A Christmas Carol

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    Spencer Broadley
    November 7, 2016 at 4:24 am

    I think A Christmas Carol

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    emma walters
    November 7, 2016 at 6:12 am

    my boys love the dinosaur that pooped christmas!

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    Angie McDonald
    November 7, 2016 at 7:21 am

    The Jolly Christmas Postman!

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    Lucy Carter
    November 7, 2016 at 7:48 am

    Mogs Christmas

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    Kate Davies
    November 7, 2016 at 9:29 am

    The Jolly Christmas postman.

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    laura pyper
    November 7, 2016 at 10:09 am

    mogs christmas

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    olivia kirby
    November 7, 2016 at 10:34 am

    Definitely A Christmas Carol

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    Gillian Brewster
    November 7, 2016 at 11:02 am

    A Christmas Carol.

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    steven young
    November 7, 2016 at 11:05 am

    The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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    kim plant
    November 7, 2016 at 11:15 am

    twas the night before Christmas x

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    Tracy Nixon
    November 7, 2016 at 11:20 am

    Mogs Christmas!

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    Tracey Ryder
    November 7, 2016 at 11:24 am

    a christmas carol

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    caroline walliss
    November 7, 2016 at 11:26 am

    A Christmas Carol would be our favourite, thanks.x

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    Emma Eminoglu
    November 7, 2016 at 11:31 am

    My little girl loves Mogs christmas! Even though she’s only just turning 2 and can’t remember christmas

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    kate carrington
    November 7, 2016 at 11:36 am

    we love the snowman

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    Leanne case
    November 7, 2016 at 11:46 am

    Definitely the night before Christmas, I remember it creating such excitement reading it before going to sleep on Christmas Eve when I was little, can’t wait to follow this tradition on with my children

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    Samantha O'D
    November 7, 2016 at 11:55 am

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    sylvia
    November 7, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    MOGS CHRISTMAS

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    Rachael Lines
    November 7, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    Alfies Christmas

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    Heidi Craske
    November 7, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    The Snowman – it’s a true classic!

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    Leanne Newsome
    November 7, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    amy bondoc
    November 7, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    we love the snowman!

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    bex allum
    November 7, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    We love the snowman – so magical and we love the film too!

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    Jen A
    November 7, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman.

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    Jo McPherson
    November 7, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Mimmi Liss
    November 7, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    A Christmas carol, I read it or watch the film every Christmas

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    Isabel O
    November 7, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    I liked Bear Stays Up For Christmas when I was little. 🙂

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    Jenna Parrington
    November 7, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    The Snowman! Such a classic!

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    Keri Jones
    November 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    The Night Before Christmas is our favourite Christmas book. My son loves it so much we read it all year round 🙂 x

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    Matt McAndrew
    November 7, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    The Snowman of course.

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    Stacey Carnell
    November 7, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    The Snowman! 🙂

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    fozia Akhtar
    November 7, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    elaine robinson
    November 7, 2016 at 7:27 pm

    I love A christmas carol

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    Jessica Howliston
    November 7, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    I love A Christmas Carol and its a bit of a tradition to read it with the kids on Christmas eve for us! x

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    Sharon Hingley
    November 7, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman , Livvy loves finding the letters and never gets bored of it.

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    Jade Hewlett
    November 7, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Laura Banks
    November 7, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    The night before christmas

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    Deborah Clarke
    November 7, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    Has to be The Snowman x

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    Corinne Henson
    November 7, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    I love reading the boys The smelly sprout they find it hilarious

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    Dawn Hull
    November 7, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    A Christmas Carol.

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    Caroline H
    November 8, 2016 at 2:20 am

    The Smowman

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    Karen Barrett
    November 8, 2016 at 4:15 am

    The Night before Christmas

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    rebecca courtney
    November 8, 2016 at 7:25 am

    the jolly xmas postman

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    Chelsey Hollings
    November 8, 2016 at 8:45 am

    The Night before Christmas

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    Sarah Davies
    November 8, 2016 at 10:37 am

    A Cats Christmas written in the 1980’s when cats stood on two legs and vaked Christmas pudding!

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    Kay Broomfield
    November 8, 2016 at 11:42 am

    The Night Before Christmas.

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    Sarah Lee
    November 8, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Catherine L
    November 8, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    Jules Eley
    November 8, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 🙂

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    Solange
    November 8, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    A Christmas Carol.

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    leanne weir
    November 8, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    The First Snow of Winter

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    sarah m
    November 8, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    Anita Hargreaves
    November 9, 2016 at 12:14 am

    The Snowman Raymond Briggs

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    Jemma Dwyer
    November 9, 2016 at 11:12 am

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Joanna Coleshill
    November 9, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    The Snowman is so poignant and beautiful

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    sandy
    November 10, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    The Lighthouse Keeper’s Christmas 😀

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    m knight
    November 10, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    the dinosaur that pooped christmas

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    Tammy Westrup
    November 10, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Post-man and Stickman

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    Danielle Spencer
    November 11, 2016 at 11:53 am

    I used to love the jolly Christmas postman, we have a night before Christmas book I read the kids on Christmas eve though.

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    Matt Froggatt
    November 12, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    The night before christmas

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    Emma Livesey
    November 12, 2016 at 5:12 pm

    The snowman

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    Victoria N
    November 12, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    The Night before Christmas

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    Leila Benhamida
    November 13, 2016 at 12:13 am

    Thr Snowman

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    Hassni Malik
    November 13, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.

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    Jackie ONeill
    November 13, 2016 at 11:45 am

    The Night Before Christmas

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    Rebecca Cusick
    November 14, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    The Snowman 🙂

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    leanne weir
    November 16, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    night before christmas

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    Shelley Jessup
    November 17, 2016 at 12:32 am

    Mogs Christmas is a favourite & a fantastic picture book

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    Cindy Gillespie
    November 17, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    It’s got to be The Night before Christmas. I go to all my grandchildrens houses on Christmas eve and read them this before they go to bed. I love it as much as them ❤

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    Dawn Wilkinson
    November 18, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    A Christmas Carol

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    Clare H
    November 18, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    the Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Clare Hubbard
    November 21, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    The snowman 🙂

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    Melissa Crowe
    November 21, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    My two boys love reading The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    tee simpson
    November 21, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    santa needs a wee

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    Esme mccrubb
    November 22, 2016 at 4:06 am

    The night before christmas

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    Lisa Wilkinson
    November 22, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    Twas the Night Before Christmas

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    Rebecca Smith
    November 23, 2016 at 11:00 am

    has to be The Snowman

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    michelle o'neill
    November 24, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    a christmas carol x

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    Sarah Rees
    November 25, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    The night before Christmas

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    Carly Belsey
    November 26, 2016 at 9:40 am

    We have the Night Before Christmas and The Christmas Tree and we read them Christmas Eve to the kiddies before bed to get them even more excited 🙂

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    Sarah Archibald
    November 26, 2016 at 10:44 am

    I bought my daughter a beautifully illustrated night before christmas book in Waterstones for her Christmas eve box, I love it. I also got her a christmas story about Mog the cat , I’m sure she’ll prefer the latter.

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    Elspeth MacMillan
    November 26, 2016 at 11:09 am

    Twas the Night Before Christmas 😀

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    steph lovatt
    November 26, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    The Snowman

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    Katie skeoch
    November 26, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    The Snowman is one of our favourite Christmas books

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    Jamie Millard
    November 26, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    The Snowman

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    Lynsey Buchanan
    November 26, 2016 at 10:56 pm

    Stick Man

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    Sarah Robinson
    November 26, 2016 at 11:00 pm

    The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Joanna Kasznicki
    November 27, 2016 at 12:57 am

    A christmas carol

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    Sam Parkes
    November 27, 2016 at 1:06 am

    The dinosaur that pooped Christmas

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    Rich Tyler
    November 27, 2016 at 4:06 am

    Stick Man

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    Lilly Anne Shayn
    November 27, 2016 at 9:21 am

    My boys love Pete the cat saves Christmas and The snowman. Fantastic prize bundle 🙂 Fingers and toes crossed! xx

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    Lucy Chester
    November 27, 2016 at 9:36 am

    Night Before Christmas

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    Karen Laing
    November 27, 2016 at 9:52 am

    At this time of year it’s the classic “Night Before Christmas” other favourite books include The Gruffalo and the Hungry Caterpillar x

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    Anna Cheetham
    November 27, 2016 at 10:03 am

    the night before Christmas,

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    Helen Gossage
    November 27, 2016 at 10:21 am

    A Christmas Carol

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    angela edmonds
    November 27, 2016 at 10:41 am

    the Jolly Christmas Postman x

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    Jade Leigh
    November 27, 2016 at 10:45 am

    How the grinch stole christmas is very popular my house x

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    Kelly Simpson
    November 27, 2016 at 11:00 am

    it twas the night before christmas

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    paula cheadle
    November 27, 2016 at 11:39 am

    Tom Thumb

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    Dale Dow
    November 27, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    A Christmas Carol is such a classic loved by all x

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    Kyomi Johnson
    November 27, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    The jolly Christmas postman

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    Karl Borowy
    November 27, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    The Snowman

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    Katie m
    November 27, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    We like the book Father Christmas needs a wee!

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    Anna Brown
    November 27, 2016 at 6:01 pm

    ‘Twas the night before Christmas is fantastic. I read it to my children every Christmas Eve

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    Meena Hindmarch
    November 27, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    The night before Christmas

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    Hayley Todd
    November 27, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    I love Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales. My 2 daughters love How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss and The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

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    Sarah Wilson
    November 27, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    The Night Before Christmas

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    Diana
    November 27, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    Christmas Carol 🙂

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    Emma
    November 27, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    The snowman

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    Tammy Neal
    November 27, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    The snowman x

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    Sara Boxer
    November 27, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    The Night Before Christmas

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    claire fawkner
    November 27, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    The Snowman

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    Fiona jk42
    November 27, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    The Night Before Christmas

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    Cath Joyce
    November 27, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    I love The Jolly Christmas Postman

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    Danielle Graves
    November 27, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    I love a book called Tosca’s Christmas. I was given it when I was 1 years old and still have it now, its a wonderful book about a cat called Tosca and the chaos and disruption he causes at Christmas like knocking the tree over.

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    Jess Powell (Babi a Fi)
    November 27, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    The Night Before Christmas is still my favourite 🙂

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    Nicole S.
    November 27, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    I love mogs christmas, it always makes me warm and fuzzy inside! 🙂

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