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One Night Before Christmas

Name: One Night Before Christmas
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781444971989
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By Kes Gray

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A brilliantly funny new festive picture book from the bestselling and award-winning author of Oi Frog! One night before Christmas, some years ago (Please keep this a secret . . . you're not meant to know!) This doesn't start well so I'll just tell you straight,... Read More

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A brilliantly funny new festive picture book about the night Santa was late, from the bestselling and award-winning author of Oi Frog!

Description

A brilliantly funny new festive picture book from the bestselling and award-winning author of Oi Frog!

One night before Christmas, some years ago

(Please keep this a secret . . . you're not meant to know!)

This doesn't start well so I'll just tell you straight,

'Twas the night before Christmas

WHEN SANTA WAS LATE!

High up in the night sky, Santa is trying desperately to fix his broken-down sleigh. And when he finally manages, he only has three hours left to fly around the whole world!

Is Santa too late to deliver Christmas? Or might some old garden gnomes and a sprinkling of magic just save the day?

A laugh-out-loud sequel to The Night Before the Night Before Christmas and The Night After Christmas, inspired by the classic poem by Clement C. Moore. The perfect gift for sharing on Christmas Eve.

Look out for other hilarious books from Kes Gray:

Oi Frog!

Oi Dog!

Oi Cat!

Oi Goat!

Oi Duck-billed Platypus!

Oi Puppies!

Oi Aardvark!

Oi Dinosaurs!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444971989

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Claire Powell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Kes Gray (Author)

Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 3 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex.

Claire Powell (Illustrator)

Claire is an illustrator, writer and designer who lives and works in London. She has spent several years as a design director in the world of channel rebranding working for clients such as Nickelodeon, BBC Three, CBBC and BBC One. Claire has a tendency towards humour and bright, bold use of colour and she loves creating strong typographical layouts to help tell a story.

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