The Accidental Father Christmas
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Ben is desperate to talk to Father Christmas. Year after year, his letter asking Santa to make his dad stay at home at Christmas time has gone unanswered. It’s time for action. So Ben rigs up a Santa trap – and it works! The only trouble is that now Father Christmas doesn’t know who he is, and he’s wandered off on to the number 73 bus.
Ben has to remind Santa who he is, what job he has to do, and make sure the presents are delivered that very evening – or Christmas is cancelled. And so begins a madcap adventure involving an out-of-control sleigh, some tough-talking elves, lots of excellent sneaking about, and a dangerous escape from an army helicopter.
A funny, pacy Christmas story about saving Christmas, starring a resourceful boy, and with Christmas songs as chapter titles. Perfect for newly confident readers. It’s a cracker!
