


The Empty Stocking (Richard Curtis, Rebecca Cobb)
The Empty Stocking is a brilliantly funny Christmas story by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb. In this fantastically funny and heartwarming story by Richard Curtis, scriptwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually, it's Christmas Eve and there's one very important question on everyone's mind - have YOU been good this year? For twins Sam and Charlie this is a big worry. Charlie has been especially naughty and everyone is sure that she won't get any presents AT ALL. But when Santa makes a mistake, it's up to Charlie to put things right... Richard Curtis is an award-winning and international film-director and scriptwriter, and the creator of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Notting Hill and Mr Bean. Award-winning illustrator Rebecca Cobb graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2004. She has collaborated with the Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and Orange-Prize-winner Helen Dunmore.
What we say: Okay, I’ll admit it. We bought this book last year after a conversation with a friend, who recommended it, to “gently remind” our daughter that Santa might not leave presents for children if they are getting up to lots of silly nonsense (I know, I know! Bad, bad parents! But desperate sleep deprived times with a new baby called for desperate measures!) Anyway, in the end it turns out to be a funny, heart-warming wee tale about sisterly love and shows us that there’s usually more to “naughty” behaviour than meets the eye!
The Empty Stocking is a brilliantly funny Christmas story by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb. In this fantastically funny and heartwarming story by Richard Curtis, scriptwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually, it's Christmas Eve and there's one very important question on everyone's mind - have YOU been good this year? For twins Sam and Charlie this is a big worry. Charlie has been especially naughty and everyone is sure that she won't get any presents AT ALL. But when Santa makes a mistake, it's up to Charlie to put things right... Richard Curtis is an award-winning and international film-director and scriptwriter, and the creator of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Notting Hill and Mr Bean. Award-winning illustrator Rebecca Cobb graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2004. She has collaborated with the Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and Orange-Prize-winner Helen Dunmore.
What we say: Okay, I’ll admit it. We bought this book last year after a conversation with a friend, who recommended it, to “gently remind” our daughter that Santa might not leave presents for children if they are getting up to lots of silly nonsense (I know, I know! Bad, bad parents! But desperate sleep deprived times with a new baby called for desperate measures!) Anyway, in the end it turns out to be a funny, heart-warming wee tale about sisterly love and shows us that there’s usually more to “naughty” behaviour than meets the eye!
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780241492406
Weight: 294g
Dimensions: 232 x 285 x 2 (mm)