Little Red's Christmas Story

by Sarah Ferguson The Duchess of York, Sam Williams (Illustrator)

Overview

It is Christmas Eve at Buttercup Cottage and Little Red and her friends are getting ready for their trip to Christmas Tree Wood, where they will deliver sugary cinnamon sticks to the mouse family and delicious treacle shortbread to the robins. But as they approach the Wood, they find that Little Red’s friend Father Christmas has a big problem: instead of eight reindeer, he has only seven! Thanks to Little Red’s sack of smiles, Roany the Pony is filling in for Ronald the reindeer, Little Red is helping Father Christmas make up for lost time delivering gifts, and Little Blue is making Buttercup Cottage ready for his friends when they return. It’s Christmaspuddingtastic!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442430761
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	06/28/2011
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, is the author of several children’s books, including Ballerina Rosie; Tea for Ruby, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser; and the Little Red series as well as a memoir, Finding Sarah. The Duchess is a devoted spokesperson for many charitable organizations, including Changes for Children. She has two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Sam Williams is the author, illustrator, and designer of numerous picture books for young children. Some of the books he’s lent his talent to include Baby Cakes and Baby ,I Love You by Karma Wilson. He recently put down his paintbrushes and took up the challenge to climb Mount Blanc. Sam lives with his wife in Hertfordshire, England.

Editorial Reviews

Little Red's Christmas Story by Sarah Ferguson, illus. by Sam Williams, brings back the cheerful redhead and her friends as they help save Christmas. When one of Santa's reindeer gets sick, Little Red's pony reluctantly takes his place while the others decorate. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-Little Red returns, along with her friends Little Blue, Roany the Pony, and Gino the Dog. Their expedition to Christmas Tree Wood is interrupted when they encounter Santa Claus with a sick reindeer. Little Red saves the day by sprinkling magic dust on Roany so that he can fly and help to pull the sleigh. Young children may be drawn to the cutesy illustrations, but the treacly story is far from compelling. The overly long narrative is sprinkled with such awkward neologisms as "yippeedoodledan" and "fantabuloso." This is only for the most avid Anglophiles or hard-core fans of the Duchess of York.-V. W. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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