Thomas is awoken on Christmas Eve by a mysterious voice. He is magically transported to a strange and troubled land, Semdar, where the ‘wicked’ Torga has banished Christmas forever.
Only he can break the spell but time is running out. When he is captured by silver wolves and taken to Torga‘s frightening castle, all appears to be doomed... but does Thomas manage to save the day?
The Age of Not Believing
Andrew R. P. Szlachetko
Patricia Moffett
978-0-9563088-2-5 paperback
978-0-9563088-1-8 e-book
Publisher: London Book Press Ltd
Size: 200mm x 151mm
Page Count: 80pp
Quality: 260gsm cover/170gsm text
Illustrations: 12 colour
Age Group: 6-10 year olds
It was Christmas Eve and Thomas was getting ready to go to sleep. He was at the age of not believing, which is the age at which children begin to stop believing in the magic of Christmas. He knelt down by his bedside to say his evening prayers and, as he finished whispering his blessings, he looked out of the window.
All the trees, rooftops and houses were covered in snow. The darkness of the night was broken by the amber glow of street lights. Snow was continuing to fall. Everything was calm. The only sound that Thomas could hear was footsteps crunching against the snow, as a woman walking a big dog passed his house. As Thomas watched the snowflakes float gently past his window, he was soothed into a deep and peaceful sleep....