Book:Father Christmas's Fake Beard
| Father Christmas’s Fake Beard | |
| Co-author(s) | |
| Illustrator(s) | Mark Beech |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | 5 October 2017 |
| ISBN | 0857535501 |
| Pages | 208 |
| RRP | £12.99 |
| Main characters | |
| Series | Children's books |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
This is the third collection of Terry Pratchett's short stories that were originally written for the Buck's Free Press; it is the sequel to The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner.
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 a new introduction, four extra stories and commentaries after each story.