Christmas Animal Tales

by Caroline Pedler (Illustrator), Adèle Geras, Michael Broad

A magical treasury of festive animal tales, starring a little donkey, a naughty kitten, a special reindeer and even a talking turkey. Featuring stories from celebrated authors Adele Geras, Michael Broad, Vivian French, Maeve Friel, Anna Wilson, Penny Dolan, Holly Webb, and Alan Durant.

Genres: Fiction

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

I was born and bred in Cornwall but moved away to Portsmouth, Bristol & Bath for 13 years and came back in 2005. I now live and work in the county as a fulltime illustrator - artist. I have been taking commissions for my paintings and drawings since I was a teenager. It was only in 1997 that I was commissioned by Hallmark Cards UK, that I started to work as a professional artist.

My career went from strength to strength, and after working for various UK & US card companies, I got my first brief for a children's book with Readers Digest in 1999. I continued to get more work with different publishers and continue to illustrate children's books today. I have had my work published worldwide and my books can be found in over 10 different languages. I have over 40 books under my belt, of which a few have been best sellers. I am also working on my own story book ideas, both writing and illustrating. I also do paintings on canvas and board, which I exhibit locally & in Bath, along with doing artwork for cd covers and animations for video clips for bands.

This information and more can be found on Caroline Pedler's website.

Reviews

[Kira Simion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awwww! So cute!

I love me a good story by the fireplace even if I don't have one.

These were cute little tales for the young ones (and me lol) with shorts like a kitten getting stuck in a holiday tree, a talking turkey, and a few more.

4/5 stars! Happy Holidays!

[amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Other than The Kitten Tree, these stories are all pretty dull.

[Krystle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short collection of short stories to start off the new year. My child and I read this together. It was a quick read and we enjoyed it, but agreed it wasn't particularly well written and most of the stories were familiar.

[Ann Babcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute!! Great for the grandkids!!!

[Vicky young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never read such lovely heartwarming stories before definitely my rating a 5