A Kiwi Christmas Carol
Miserly old Jerry from the Kai Corner Dairy is the New Zealand equivalent of Scrooge. Children will love spotting the odd kiwi icon in Webb's humorous illustrations.
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| Interest Age |
0-12 years |
| Reading Age |
0-12 years |
| NBS Text |
Picture Books |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
24 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 240mm
Height: 250mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 1,000g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.3 |
| Catalogue Code |
99204 |
Description of this Book
The Dickensian Christmas story is given a Kiwi twist. What a whole lot of hoo-ha, this 'let's all be merry' - the dinners, the pressies and fuss! A load of old CODSWOLLOP! hollered old Jerry. But leave early then - if you must! Miserly old Jerry from the Kai Corner Dairy is the New Zealand equivalent of Scrooge. Children will love spotting the odd kiwi icon in Webb's humorous illustrations.
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Author's Bio
Auckland author Chris Gurney has been a real find, having seven picture book titles published in the space of two years. She writes with a faultless sense of rhyme and rhythm and shows great humorous talent. Wellington-based Philip Webb has been illustrating children's books for years, including the Scholastic title Dragor, an Honour Book at the NZ Post Children's Book Awards and a CLFNZ Notable Book and more recently the successful Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig series.
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