The Christmas Star Av Eva Ibbotson

<p><b>A collection of three wonderfully festive stories from Eva Ibbotson, the bestselling author of <i>Journey to the River Sea</i>. With a beautiful cover by Joe Wilson and inside illustrations,<i> The Christmas Star</i> is a wonderful gift to treasure at Christmas and all year round. </b><br><br>In the first story, <i>Vicky and the Christmas Angel</i>, a young Viennese girl discovers, to her horror, who really brings the children's presents at Christmas. <br><br>In<i> The Christmas Star</i> a family encounters a fortune teller at the local Christmas market who changes their lives. <br><br><i>The Great Carp Ferdinand</i> is a story about a hero with a difference as it follows the impact that Ferdinand – the carp intended for the Mannhaus family's Christmas dinner – has on the household in the lead-up to Christmas.</p>