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The Thing About Christmas

Brief Description
The Thing About Christmas is a warm and joyful picture book that reminds us of what really matters during the holiday season. Brimming with festive spirit, it celebrates love, togetherness and the magic of making the season your own – no matter how big or small.    ... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The Thing About Christmas

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The Thing About Christmas is a warm and joyful picture book that reminds us of what really matters during the holiday season.

Brimming with festive spirit, it celebrates love, togetherness and the magic of making the season your own – no matter how big or small. 
  
Perfect for families starting new traditions or cherishing old ones, this modern holiday tale carries a timeless message at its core.
 
There's no right or wrong, whatever you do – Christmas in your home is unique, just like you.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923141407

Publisher: Little Book Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Little Book Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Briony Stewart

DIMENSIONS

Width: 6985.0mm

Height: 5715.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jo Dabrowski is a Melbourne-based children’s author and illustrator with a background in advertising. Her titles include the middle-grade novel Get Your Act Together, Doris Kozlowski, shortlisted for the 2024 Readings Prize, and children’s picture book Higher! Jo currently runs a creative agency with her husband from home, where she continues to contribute heartwarming words and pictures to modern children’s books.

Briony Stewart is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 25 children’s books. She wrote and illustrated the 2025 CBCA Shortlisted Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy, the 2020 CBCA Honourable We Love You Magoo, and illustrated Mina and the Whole Wide World, which won the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction. Briony often conducts talks and workshops for children and speaks about children’s literature at festivals and as a University lecturer.

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