A01=Kathryn Simmonds
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Author_Elena Selivanova
Author_Kathryn Simmonds
bedtime reading
Category=YBC
Category=YFJ
children's bible tale
Christian book
christian story
christmas
Christmas story
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faithful book
forthcoming
holiday gift
illustrated
Jesus
kids picturebook
nativity
stocking filler
traditional tale
Product details
- ISBN 9781915749314
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2026
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In the old French city of Marseille, it's Christmas Day and Martin the shoemaker is eagerly expecting a very special guest.
As the day goes on, Martin provides warmth for a shivering street sweeper, gives a meal to a young mother, presents shoes to a little boy with bare feet, and offers company to a lonely old woman.
But when night falls, Martin's special guest still hasn't arrived . . . Or has he?
A book about the true meaning of Christmas that is perfect to read together during the festive season.
Kathryn Simmonds is an award winning poet and author. Her books for children include, Be My Sunflower, Trouble at the Bug Hotel (both with Walker Books), Twenty Bears, Twenty Bears on Holiday (both with Bloomsbury Children's Books), and Princes Don't Practice (Macmillan). She lives with her family in Norwich and loves helping with children's ministry at her church. Elena Selivanova has worked for over 25 years in children’s book illustration and has illustrated over 100 books, including ‘Twas the Evening of Christmas and 'Twas the Morning of Easter (Zonderkidz).
