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Bloomsbury Childrens Books
04 February 2025
In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine!

Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she’s ever wished for is to join the festive world.

But when Santa’s daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it’s up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back …
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* ‘Silly and clever and very, very funny’ – i Newspaper ‘Lots of fun’ – Books for Keeps ‘This is a rip-roaring festive read filled to the brim with fun, adventure, and the occasional Krampus!’ – Scottish Book Trust
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 202mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   303g
ISBN:   9781526639462
ISBN 10:   1526639467
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sibéal Pounder is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the much-loved and highly successful children’s fiction series Witch Wars, Bad Mermaids and Neon’s Secret UNIverse, and the Christmas hit Tinsel. She has also written Beyond Platform 13, the sequel to The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson, and the novelisation of the film Wonka. Her World Book Day book Bad Mermaids Meet the Witches was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Witch Wars was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award.

Reviews for Sprouts

I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie! * Emma Carrol on TINSEL * Cleverly mixing the snowy chill of the North Pole with the fuzzy warmth of friendship, Tinsel is Christmas spirit wrapped in a fun, feminist parcel. The elves (all named Carol) are glorious, and I was left craving a mince pie * Lesley Parr on TINSEL * A charming, feminist retake on the Santa story […] the real message of this charming story is that just one act of kindness has the power to transform. A fun-filled adventure with a magical horse, a talking tree and two feisty girls makes for a great Christmas tale * Children's Books Ireland on TINSEL * A sparkling, glittering festive delight, Tinsel is funny, warm hearted and thrilling too – it made my toes tingle and my heart glow with Christmas magic * Sophie Kirtley on TINSEL *


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