This is a wonderful book full of delicious seasonal recipes including much loved favourites & exciting new ideas to keep children happily occupied during the exciting weeks before Christmas. Recipes include chocolate truffles cheesy Christmas stars & coconut mice. This book is illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. It

Includes:: gift-wrapping ideas to make delicious treats into wonderful Christmas gifts.

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After the fantastic Decorating Cakes & Cookies" baking queen Annie Rigg is back with gorgeous & achievable ideas for Christmas cupcakes. If you are a novice baker & would like to make something pretty but un-fussy to bring to a festive party why not look at the Simple chapter for inspiration? Try the gingerbread cupcakes which will fill the house with the warming spiced smells of Christmas. Cute cupcakes will appeal to the little kid in all of us
- make a basket of adorable snowmen complete with marzipan noses & ribbon scarves or even a flock of robins & put a smile on someones face. Decorative cupcakes are that little bit more sophisticated & bound to impress. There are imaginative ideas such as little cakes topped with miniature gifts or glass stars. Theres something in this delightful book to suit every occasion."
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All you need to make the amazing Christmas decorations are the beautifully illustrated pull-out sheets in this exciting pad & some scissors & some sticky tape. Simple step-by-step instructions show how to make snowflakes folded stars paperchains angels & decorations to hang from a Christmas tree by cutting folding & sticking. All the cuts & folds that need to be made are indicated on the double-sided sheets making it easy to create stunning decorations without too much effort. ...

Little girls everywhere will love dressing the characters in this colourful festive addition to the hit Sticker Dolly Dressing" series. Help the characters dress for a variety of different occasions in the run-up to Christmas such as parties shopping for gifts & ice-skating using the colourful & trendy items of clothing on the stickers. With over 400 stickers you can chose to help the characters look their best." ...

This is an inspiring tale of Christmas goodwill & acceptance from Shirley Hughes one of the worlds best-loved picture-book creators. When Bronwen & Dylan are frightened by ghostly noises from the chimney on Christmas Eve they run straight into the arms of their neighbour Mrs ORiley. As they step next door for the first time its not just Bronwen & Dylan who can stop being afraid of whats on the other side of their walls
- Mam might just find a blessing there too. 1930s Liverpool is brought alive with evocative drawings in a story that recognizes the richness of human kindness even in times of hardship & poverty. This is an original story by Shirley Hughes. Its gorgeousness really does stand out on Christmas tables. It is destined to be a modern classic.
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1857. After the fire of mutiny has swept through British India young Lieutenant Victor Narraway arrives at a battered military base at Cawnpore. It is just two weeks before Christmas but no one is able to celebrate: they have been betrayed. A soldier under arrest for dereliction of duty has killed a guard & escaped to join the rebels taking crucial information that led to the massacre of nine men on patrol. Someone must have helped him & medical orderly John Tallis is the only man unaccounted for at the time. He is now on trial for his life & Narraway is commanded to defend him. Narraway knows that his is an impossible task. The British Army needs justice to be carried out in full & there seems no doubt of Talliss guilt. But Narraway cannot see any motive for his actions. Will an innocent man hang before Christmas? ...

At the age of twenty-three Charlie Mason is endowed with good looks good manners & a happy disposition. Following three years at Cambridge & one in his fathers business he is now looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with Simon Fenimore his oldest friend. Yet Paris is not what he expects. & in just a few days his young eyes are opened to the horror & ugly drama of its underworld. Published before the outbreak of war in 1939 Maughams purpose in Christmas Holiday was to warn the complacent insular British middle-class of the immense upheavals taking place on the Continent. ...

A Victorian tale of murder & intrigue taking place on a snowy Christmas in 1897... During a bitter snowstorm a mysterious stranger descends on the Netheridges country home in Whitby where a group of renowned actors have gathered to prepare a Boxing Day production of Dracula. Amidst an atmosphere of competing theatrical egos & artistic disagreements the unknown Mr Ballin is brutally murdered. Determined to uncover the truth but without help from the police who cannot reach the house through the snow Caroline Fielding begins to investigate the circumstances surrounding the puzzling affair. Who was the victim? Was his appearance at the house as innocent & as circumstantial as he professed? & which of the guests knows more than they are letting on? ...

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet & magic at Christmas! Its Christmas the most magical time of the year & Delphie is really excited about taking part in her ballet schools special Christmas show! & just when Delphie thinks things cant get any better she is whisked away to Enchantia. Her friends there really need her help to make sure that this Christmas in Enchantia is the best one ever despite King Rats mischief making... ...

The combination of model house story & wonderful heartwarming artwork from Maggie Kneen inspire creative play. This is an innovative new version of this popular lift the flap series. It is Christmas Eve & Mr Mouse & his family return home after buying gifts. The children want to decorate the Christmas three but the parents say there isnt time. Go on an interactive journey with the young mice: open doors & lift the flaps as they search in cupboards & behind cushions for little trinkets to adorn the tree. The perfect gift for children with inquisitive minds. ...