Book:Father Christmas's Fake Beard

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Father Christmas’s Fake Beard
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Co-author(s) None
Illustrator(s) Mark Beech
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date 5 October 2017
ISBN 0857535501
Pages 208
RRP £12.99
Main characters
Series Children's books‏‎
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Notes
All data relates to the first UK edition.

This is a shorter, Christmas-themed collection of Terry Pratchett short stories originally written for the Buck's Free Press. It followed Dragons At Crumbling Castle and The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner, and includes a few stories also collected elsewhere.

Blurb

Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different?

Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey.

How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store, or was even arrested for burglary!?

Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again.

Contents

  • “Father Christmas's Fake Beard”
  • “The Blackbury Pie”
  • “Prod-Ye-A'Diddle Oh!”
  • “A Very Short Ice Age”
  • The Computer Who Wrote to Father Christmas
  • “Good King Wences-lost”
  • “The Weatherchick”
  • “Judgement Day for Father Christmas”
  • The Abominable Snow-baby
  • “The Twelve Gifts of Christmas”
  • “Father Christmas Goes to Work at the Zoo”

Additionally the deluxe edition of the book includes full colour illustrations. It was originally stated to contain four additional stories, similar to the deluxe editions of Dragons At Crumbling Castle and The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner, but the final edition contains only the same stories as the standard paperback.

Other short stories

More stories of a similar vintage were published in earlier and later books. In order of publication, these are:

Gallery

Collectors Edition
Christmas card by Mark Beech

External Links

The Abominable Snow-baby on Puffin Books Website