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A Christmasaurus Carol

The number-one-bestselling, magical children's book series from Tom Fletcher. 
The Christmasaurus is a series about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus. 
It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer. 
It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible.

The Christmasaurus returns in the magical new adventure from number-one-bestselling author Tom Fletcher! 
 
Have you ever heard of Ebenezer Scrooge? The grumpy, miserable man from that very famous old book, who HATES Christmas? The man who is more BAH HUMBUG than HO HO HO? 
 
Well, what if I told you that he was about to step out of HIS story and into this one? I know!!! And even worse, he wants to CANCEL CHRISTMAS! 
 
But don't panic - William Trundle and his very best friend, the Christmasaurus, are on the case. They're determined to track down Scrooge and stop him from ruining the most magical day of the year. And they're not alone. The whole Trundle family, new friends Eddie and Lucy and, of course, Santa himself are here to help! 
 
Can these festive friends stop Scrooge before it's too late - and save Christmas? 
 
Discover more Christmas adventures with William and the Christmasaurus: 
The Christmasaurus 
The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List 
The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch 
The Christmasaurus Cracker: A Festive Activity Book 
 
 
Tom Fletcher, Number 1 Bookseller Bestseller, September 2023

Tom Fletcher (Author) Tom Fletcher is one of the UK's most popular children's authors. 
 
Tom's books have been translated into 42 languages and to date he has sold over 7 million copies of his books in the UK alone, and 10 million globally. 
 
The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut children's novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels, including The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang. 
 
For younger readers, Tom writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series with bandmate Dougie Poynter. 
 
For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife, Giovanna Fletcher. 
 
As well as his career as an author, Tom is also a founding member of the Brit Award-winning band McFly, which has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Shane Devries (Illustrator) Shane Devries is an illustrator from Adelaide, Australia. He began working as an architectural illustrator and has worked as a graphic designer and now creates visual development art for animation productions and illustrates books. Shane enjoys visiting art galleries, running and travelling and if possible he would spend countless hours gardening in his veggie patch.

Have you ever heard of Ebenezer Scrooge? The grumpy, miserable man from that very famous old book, who HATES Christmas? The man who is more BAH HUMBUG than HO HO HO? 
 
Well, what if I told you that he was about to step out of HIS story and into this one? I know!!! And even worse, he wants to CANCEL CHRISTMAS! 
 
But don't panic - William Trundle and his very best friend, the Christmasaurus, are on the case. They're determined to track down Scrooge and stop him from ruining the most magical day of the year. And they're not alone. The whole Trundle family, new friends Eddie and Lucy and, of course, Santa himself are here to help! 
 
Can these festive friends stop Scrooge before it's too late - and save Christmas?

The Creakers

A magical, mischievous adventure into an incredible new world, from Tom Fletcher, number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The Christmasaurus. 
 
Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed. All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared. 
 
All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules! 
 
But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her. 
 
So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy, back-to-front and inside-out new world . . . The world underneath her bed. The world of . . . The Creakers! 
 
The number one bestseller, packed with amazing illustrations by Shane Devries. 
 
Praise for The Creakers: 
 
'Stonkingly good . . . A compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love' The Guardian 
 
'10 out of 10 bum trumps!' Guff the Creaker

Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed. All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared. 
 
All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules! 
 
But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her. 
 
So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy, back-to-front and inside-out new world . . . The world underneath her bed. The world of . . . The Creakers! 
 
The number one bestseller, packed with amazing illustrations by Shane Devries. 
 
Praise for The Creakers: 
 
'Stonkingly good . . . A compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love' The Guardian 
 
'10 out of 10 bum trumps!' Guff the Creaker

A Festive Activity Book

The Christmasaurus Cracker

The perfect festive stocking filler for Christmasaurus fans, from the imagination of number-one-bestseller Tom Fletcher! 
 
Well, bless my baubles - it's nearly Christmas! And it's time to celebrate with the Christmasaurus Cracker. Get ready for: 
 
Not one but TWO adventure-packed Christmas stories: Crumpet Eve and The Magical North Pole; 
 
Jingle-worthy jokes and present-tastic puzzles; 
 
Fun festive facts; 
 
Tasty Christmas recipes; and 
 
Dino-riffic decoration ideas! 
 
Merry Christmas from Tom Fletcher and the Christmasaurus!

The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List

The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready for the magical festive adventure from bestselling author Tom Fletcher! 
 
You know about the Naughty List, right? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have found themselves on the Naughty List to help them turn naughty to nice! 
 
This is a collection of stories about mischievous kids learning the error of their ways, but it's also about sharing the true spirit of Christmas and realising that sometimes, things aren't quite as they first appear... 
 
Everyone loves The Christmasaurus! 
'Redemption, magic and gleeful silliness' - The Observer 
'Genius' - The Sun 
'Grown-up readers will love reading this charming, heart-warming book aloud' - The Daily Express 
 
Also by Tom Fletcher 
The Christmasaurus 
The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch 
The Creakers 
The Danger Gang

The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready for the magical festive adventure from bestselling author, Tom Fletcher! 
 
You know about the Naughty List, right? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have found themselves on the Naughty List to help them put wrongs to rights, naughty to nice! 
 
This is a story about mischievous kids learning the error of their ways, but it's also about sharing the true spirit of Christmas and realising that sometimes things aren't quite as they first appear...

The Christmasaurus

Bestselling author Tom Fletcher has re-invented his beloved Christmas story The Christmasaurus as a rhyming picture-book adventure for younger readers to enjoy - now in paperback! 
 
Santa and his reindeer live as north as you can go, 
in a place that's full of magic (and quite a lot of snow!). 
But Santa and his reindeer do not live there on their own, 
for there's a special dinosaur that also calls it home . . . 
 
The Christmasaurus wants more than anything to be able to fly, and help pull Santa's sleigh across the sky on Christmas Eve. But flying turns out to be much harder than he thought, even with Santa's help! One special Christmas, however, he falls down a chimney and meets a dinosaur-obsessed little boy who teaches him the magic of believing . . . 
 
With Shane Devries' breathtaking illustrations, a pitch-perfect, read-aloud rhyming text and two magical surprise gate-fold pages, The Christmasaurus Picture Book is the perfect Christmas gift.

The Danger Gang

The electrifying number one bestselling adventure from the author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom Fletcher! 
 
Franky can't wait to move to his new town - although he wishes he didn't have to leave his best friend Dani behind. 
But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky's street start to change. One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little... magical. 
 
Franky's always wanted to be part of an amazing gang - just like his hero, super-spy Zack Danger! And soon, he realises that there's real danger in store for himself and his new friends. 
 
And so the Danger Gang is born...

The electrifying number one bestselling adventure from the author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom Fletcher! 
 
 
Franky can't wait to move to his new town - although he wishes he didn't have to leave his best friend Dani behind. 
But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky's street start to change. One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little... magical. 
 
Franky's always wanted to be part of an amazing gang - just like his hero, super-spy Zack Danger! And soon, he realises that there's real danger in store for himself and his new friends. 
 
And so the Danger Gang is born...

The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch

The spellbinding sequel to Tom Fletcher's bestselling magical adventure, The Christmasaurus. 
 
'She is the best-kept Christmas secret of all,' whispered Santa Claus. 'Which is surprising, because Christmas itself would not exist without her. She is older than time itself, yet still as young as tomorrow. She is known only as the Winter Witch.' 
 
One year has passed since William Trundle's incredible adventure with the most extraordinary dinosaur: the Christmasaurus. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch - whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve. 
 
And when they learn that the fate of Christmas itself hangs in the balance, William and the Christmasaurus must work with the Winter Witch to protect it... 
 
Full of magic and music, humour and heart, and a friendship like no other, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is the most enchanting Christmas read for the whole family by Tom Fletcher.

William Trundle and the extraordinary Christmasaurus are back

Stonkingly good . . . a compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love

'She is the best-kept Christmas secret of all,' whispered Santa Claus. 'Which is surprising, because Christmas itself would not exist without her. She is older than time itself, yet still as young as tomorrow. She is known only as the Winter Witch.' 
 
One year has passed since William Trundle's incredible adventure with the most extraordinary dinosaur: the Christmasaurus. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch - whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve. 
 
And when they learn that the fate of Christmas itself hangs in the balance, William and the Christmasaurus must work with the Winter Witch to protect it... 
 
Full of magic and music, humour and heart, and a friendship like no other, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is the most enchanting Christmas read for the whole family.

The number-one-bestselling, magical first children's novel from Tom Fletcher. 
 
This is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus. 
 
It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer. 
 
It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . . 
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'Redemption, magic and gleeful silliness' - The Observer 
 
'Genius' - The Sun 
 
'Grown-up readers will love reading this charming, heart-warming book aloud' - The Daily Express

I love this book! It is Christmassy, amazing and crumpety, all at once! It's a bit silly, and a lot funny, and there are poems and rhymes in each chapter that I loved reading out loud

The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .

Tom Fletcher

Shane Devries

A new picture-book Christmasaurus story from beloved children's author Tom Fletcher, with breathtaking illustrations from Shane Devries - now in paperback! 
 
Meet the Christmasaurus, a very special dinosaur who’s determined to make Christmas perfect . . . 
'Twas the night before Christmas and at the North Pole, 
The festive excitement was out of control! 
The elves were all wrapping the last of the toys 
That Santa would soon give to good girls and boys . . .All Christmasaurus wants to do is help Santa and the elves get ready for the big day. But everything he does goes disastrously wrong. 
 
Then, someone special shows him that things don't need to be perfect to wonderful. 
 
Because the true spirit of Christmas comes from the unique sparkle in each and every one of us.With brilliant read-aloud rhyme by Tom Fletcher, magical illustrations from Shane Devries and two stunning pull-out gatefold spreads, this gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas gift. 
 
More Christmas magic from Tom Fletcher: 
The Christmasaurus – Tom Fletcher's timeless picture-book adventure

The Christmasaurus and the Night Before Christmas

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