Author: Stephen ManganInterest age: from c 8 yearsPublished on 10 October 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 320 pages196 x 130 x 23 | 220g A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.'Nine- to 12-year-olds will love this funny, fast-pacedstory' Good Housekeeping Christmas Gift GuideIt's Christmas Eve and one of Santa's reindeers, Dave, is FEDUP. He's stuck behind boastful Rudolph again and a fart-in-the-faceis the LAST STRAW.In the commotion, Santa crash lands on the roof of nine-year-oldHolly’s home causing an almighty Christmas lights explosionthat blasts the reindeers to far-flung corners of the Earth.It’s up to Dave and Holly to fly round the world to rescueall the reindeers.Can Holly and Dave get all the reindeers back to Santato SAVE CHRISTMAS? This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas Praise for The Great Christmas Reindeer:'Filled with humour [...] genuinely funny situations whichyounger readers will delight in as they root for the story's heroand heroine as they battle to save Christmas … Wonderfullyillustrated by [Stephen's] sister, Anita, making this a very appealingchoice for readers in KS2 … this would also makea wonderful shared bedtime read, with adults enjoying much of thehumour too' Jacqui Sydney, book blogger'From the very first page, readers will laugh out loud atthis off-the-wall tale of Santa's newest reindeer, Dave, and thetrouble he (unintentionally) causes when Rudolph is boastful onetoo many times ... The Great Reindeer Rescue is one hilarious eventafter another - just the thing for middle grade readers this December!'Kate Heap, book blogger'Great addition to the family Christmas library. Will be cheerfullyread again and again by all three generations' Parentreview'A perfect book for the run to Christmas and my 8 year oldis very much enjoying the story so far. Plenty of humour and somelovely illustrations too!' Parent review'Fun, engaging and full of Christmas spirit' Parentreview More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books: 'Brilliant, clever, kind of genius'Graham Norton 'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime' Good Housekeeping 'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination' Edith Bowman Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling 'Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo...' series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox
