Reading age: 8 - 11 years old.
Before Gran died, Gramps was the beloved Other Father Christmas at the local community centre Grotto – so when Santa Claus announces his retirement, ten-year-old Mikey secretly enters his reluctant Gramps into Santa Search, a magical competition to find the next Father Christmas.
Swept away to Christmasland – a world of gingerbread escape rooms and bottomless hot chocolate – they must face enchanted trials, outwit a mysterious saboteur, and rediscover the true meaning of the season.
Reviews
'The perfect festive story: exciting, heartwarming, and glittering with magic.' - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs
'A Christmas classic in the making.' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
'A brilliantly funny, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory golden-ticket-esque Santa escapade.' - Swapna Haddow, author of Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda
'It's a warming, charming story that brings out all the festive feelings. I love seeing Black representation in such a vibrant Christmas adventure!' - Jeffery Boakye, author of Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer
'Storymix brings much-needed representation to children’s Christmas books, as well as a brilliantly pacey story of magical trials and festive sabotage.' - The Bookseller, 10 to Watch in November