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Santarella

Suzy Senior author Lucy Semple illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little Tiger Press Group

Published:3rd Oct '24

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Santarella cover

It's a chilly, frosty Christmas Eve and Santa's hurt his back. He cannot fly the reindeer - or even lift his sack! But who's the hero in his sleigh? My stars! It's Cinderella! Bringing gifts and Christmas cheer. HOORAY FOR . . . SANTARELLA!

Santa meets Cinderella in this funny, fractured fairy tale by bestselling author Suzy Senior (Octopants, Unicorn Club, The Hotel for Bugs). Oh no! It's a chilly, frosty Christmas Eve and Santa's hurt his back. He cannot fly the sleigh or even lift his sack! Is Christmas ruined? Not if Cinderella has anything to do with it! Leaving her mean step-sisters behind, she offers to give Santa a hand, and - along the way - travels the world. But Santa has one more gift in his sleigh. Could it be the chance for Cinderella to write her own happily-ever-after? Packed with a rollicking rhyme and hilarious illustrations from Lucy Semple (Watch Out, Wolf! There's a Baddie in Your Book) this fab feminist retelling of a classic fairy tale challenges stereotypes and is a joy to read aloud. Fans of fractured fairy tales like Little Red by Bethan Woollvin, Fearless Fairy Tales by Konnie Huq, James Kay and Rikin Parekh, and The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas by Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard, will love this joyous story full of festive magic and wonder.

"This truly Christmassy Cinderella retelling is brilliant . . . It really turns the story on its head showing you can choose your own happily ever after." -- Gardners * The Booksellers Circle *

ISBN: 9781801045032

Dimensions: 280mm x 245mm x 4mm

Weight: unknown

32 pages