Tom Fletcher, Shane Devries (Illustrator)

The Christmasaurus and the Night Before Christmas

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Summary

From bestselling author Tom Fletcher comes a Christmas tale full of festive magic.

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 . . .

It's Christmas Eve and 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.

A new Christmas story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher, told in brilliant read-aloud rhyme and with an uplifting message about finding your own special talents. Featuring magical illustrations from Shane Devries and two stunning pull-out gatefold spreads, this gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas gift.

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About the authors

Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher is one of the UK's most popular children's authors.

Tom's books have been translated into 41 languages and to date he has sold over 6 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.

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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.