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This Is an Elf
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This Is an Elf is not only a fabulous Christmas book with a difference, it is also a companion to the bestselling book in the series, Books That Drive Kids Crazy, This Is a Ball, in terms of style, concept, and rhythm. For the Grown-Ups: You...
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Description
This Is an Elf is not only a fabulous Christmas book with a difference, it is also a companion to the bestselling book in the series, Books That Drive Kids Crazy, This Is a Ball, in terms of style, concept, and rhythm.
For the Grown-Ups:
You know how you're right all the time? All. The. Time.
Well, it's Christmas! Time to give the kids a turn.
Which is why almost everything you read in this book will be wrong. You'll say it once and they'll check it twice. It won't be a silent night ...
And the kids will love it!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780733344169
Publisher: ABC Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 August 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: ABC Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 273.0mm
Weight: 312g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Matt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books in Australia. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids' book and has fans all around the world. He has twenty picture books to his name, including the award-winning Books That Drive Kids Crazy! and Fart Monster series, and is the creator of the immensely popular graphic novel series, The Odds, and the Bored novels. Fluff is his latest series. Matt lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, their four children and a giant dog. mattstanton.net Beck Stanton is the acclaimed co-creator of the bestselling picture books This Is a Ball, Did You Take the B from My _ook?, The Red Book, Wait! and The Book That Never Ends. Before her career in children's books, Beck worked as a primary school teacher. She lives in Sydney with her husband, bestselling author-illustrator Matt Stanton, and their three young children. beckstanton.com
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