Advent Street

A beautiful festive gift from the award-winning poet Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkov.

A beautiful festive gift from the award-winning poet, Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkov.In this enchantingly illustrated Christmas poem, Carol Ann Duffy invites readers to open the windows on Advent Street. In each one is a gift. You may find yourself back-straight watching a ballerina, poised to begin, or catch your lips moving in time with a festive song that drifts out into the night. Whatever the surprise, when the curtains draw back and the lights sharpen, Duffy’s beguiling words, paired with captivating illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkova, call you inside to feel the warmth.