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Busy Betty & the Perfect Christmas Present

Reese Witherspoon author Xindi Yan illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Young Readers

Published:15th Oct '24

£17.99

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Sweet cinnamon, biscuits, it's Christmas! It's the busiest time of year, just like Busy Betty! This year, Betty is going to get everyone in her whole family the perfect Christmas present. But when Betty looks in her piggy bank, she doesn’t even have two coins to clank together! Then Betty has the most amazing idea: she and Mae will transform their lemonade stand into . . . a Christmas cookie stand! But getting people to come out in snowy, blowy weather is harder than they thought. Will Betty ever find the perfect Christmas presents for her family? Or will she realize she had the answer all along? From Academy Award–winning actress, founder of Hello Sunshine, and bestselling author, Reese Witherspoon comes Busy Betty: an exuberant, smart, and larger-than-life character who encourages young readers to tackle each obstacle with enthusiasm, excitement, and big ideas. With fun and vibrant illustrations from Xindi Yan, Busy Betty & the Perfect Christmas Present is the perfectly perfect Christmas time read-aloud! Check the back of the book for a Christmas cookie recipe!

"Witherspoon ably captures the emotional extremes that young children often grapple with. Yan’s illustrations effectively portray the steps of Betty’s journey, using a vivid palette of greens and pinks and a dynamic use of perspective to keep wiggly young readers entranced. An appended recipe for cookie bars encourages readers to follow Betty’s worthy example. A tasty holiday confection." --Kirkus reviews

ISBN: 9780593525159

Dimensions: 287mm x 238mm x 10mm

Weight: 510g

40 pages