By Annie Atkins (author) , Fia Tobing (illustrator) Part of the Magical Letters series
"A happy Christmas gift for little children."
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For anyone counting down the days to Christmas, this will make a very special adventure in a book.
Five little children, in Europe, the US and Japan, write letters to Father Christmas. Each letter contains their idea for a toy, as well as a special question for Santa. Santa’s replies are included within envelopes, stamped, signed and sealed The North Pole. He sends designs for the toys and a rhyming handwritten reply for the sender too.
These will be a treat for little hands to open and explore, and illustrations showing the children writing and posting their letters and receiving the replies are full of charm – look out for the elves’ footwear on the final spread too!
A happy Christmas gift for young children this is also likely to inspire inventions and even letter writing.
Read five letters from Santa Claus himself in this beautifully illustrated book from renowned designer Annie Atkins.
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Five children from all around the world write to Santa Claus with ideas for Christmas gifts and are amazed when he writes back!
Discover five letters from Santa that children can pull out and read, each accompanied by a blueprint for their gift made by the elves in Santa's Workshop. In each letter the hidden world of the North Pole is revealed, from how reindeer can sleep standing up to what snacks Santa would like left out on Christmas Eve and how he gets round the world so quickly.
But will the gifts the children have requested be made in time?This nostalgic, festive tale is written and art directed by Annie Atkins, the legendary film prop designer of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs and Box Trolls, and beautifully illustrated by Fia Tobing.
A delightfully festive book for children aged 3+
· Features five real letters from the North Pole for children to pull out and open
· A first children's book from film designer Annie Atkins with North Pole ephemera, stamps and letterheads designed by her
· A charming read aloud story perfect for curling up with at Christmas time
Annie Atkins is a graphic designer and prop maker for film and television. Her first job after graduating was on the third season of The Tudors , creating the calligraphy for Henry the Eighth's death warrants (among other things). She is known for her work with Wes Anderson on The Grand Budapest Hotel , which won The Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 87th Academy Awards. Since then, she has worked again with Wes Anderson on Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch .
Annie's first book, Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams , and Prison Escape Maps was published in 2020 by Phaidon. Annie lives in Dublin, Ireland, where she teaches workshops out of her studio.
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Read five letters from Santa Claus himself in this beautifully illustrated book from renowned designer Annie Atkins. Five children from all around the world write to Santa Claus with ideas for Christmas gifts and are amazed when he writes back!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Letters from the North Pole and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-8 years old
Letters from the North Pole features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Festive Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Hardback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
Letters from the North Pole was written by Annie Atkins and published by Magic Cat Publishing
Letters from the North Pole has 48 pages
Yes it is part of Magical Letters series
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
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