The Christmasaurus

by Fletcher, Tom; Devries, Shane

• ISBN13: 9780593566169
• ISBN10: 0593566165
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-09-06
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Summary

Move over, Rudolph! It's time for the Christmasaurus to lead Santa's sleigh.

The Christmasaurus is a dinosaur who lives with Santa Claus and his elves at the North Pole. More than anything, he wants to fly with Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve! But no matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to figure out how to fly. . . .
 
Until one Christmas Eve, when he meets a young boy in a wheelchair who has a wonderful idea. What if all the Christmasaurus needs is someone to believe in him? With playful, rhyming text, international bestselling author Tom Fletcher adapts part of his novel into a heartwarming picture book about friendship and the power of believing that is sure to become a new Christmas classic.

Author Biography

TOM FLETCHER is one of the UK's bestselling authors for children. The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016, and The Creakers was a number one bestseller. Tom is also the bestselling author of the picture books There's a Monster in Your Book, There's an Elf in Your Book, and There's a Dragon in Your Book, which received a Children's Choice Honor. The Dinosaur That Pooped picture books, written with his bandmate Dougie Poynter, have sold over a million copies. With his wife, Giovanna Fletcher, Tom is the author of Eve of Man, the first in a YA trilogy. Tom's books have been translated into thirty-two languages and counting. He is also a songwriting, guitar-playing, Guinness World Record-holding, diaper-changing, galaxy-defending dad!

SHANE DEVRIES is an illustrator born in Adelaide, Australia. He began working as an architectural illustrator and now creates visual development art for animation productions and illustrates books.