Celebrations & Festivals: Christmas

Discover the true meaning of Christmas and learn how children all around the world celebrate the festive period.

Charlie and his sisters Emily and Lou are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they light their advent wreath, play with their nativity set, make Christmas cookies and treats, attend a Christmas Eve service, and open presents and stockings on Christmas morning.

Along the way, you’ll learn all about this bright and merry celebration, including:

• The significance of advent
• The importance of the Christmas story
• The fun to be had decorating the Christmas tree
• The delicious food eaten and gifts exchanged on Christmas Day and more!

 ...the joy and excitement of this Christian observance are brought to even more life with:

• Instructions to make your own Christmas tree ornaments
• A recipe to make delicious pretzel sticks
• A guide to build your own nativity scene

In this immersive exploration of Christmas, kids join a practising family as they celebrate the true meaning of advent. Seen through the eyes of young children celebrating themselves, this is a simple and exciting way to introduce little ones to this special period.

About the Author

Annette Whipple is a speaker and children's author of over a dozen books. However, the people who know Annette best think of her as a wife and mom, former teacher, nature lover, chocolate chip cookie baker (and sometimes burner), people-loving introvert who lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

About the Illustrator

Emma Randal is a UK-based freelance children's illustrator. She loves designing characters, detailed patterns and using bright colour palettes. She works firstly with lines, and then brings them to life using an eclectic array of paint, pens, pencil crayons and digital media. She lives near Bristol with her husband and three children.

Dimensions: 21.59 x 21.59 cm