The Dickensian Christmas story is given a Kiwi twist. "What a whole lot of hoo-ha, this 'let's all be merry' - the dinners, the pressies and fuss! A load of old CODSWOLLOP!" hollered old Jerry. "But leave early then - if you must!" Miserly old Jerry from the Kai Corner Dairy is the New Zealand equivalent of Scrooge. Children will love spotting the odd kiwi icon in Webb's humorous illustrations.
Author Biography
Auckland author Chris Gurney has been a real find, having seven picture book titles published in the space of two years. She writes with a faultless sense of rhyme and rhythm and shows great humorous talent. Wellington-based Philip Webb has been illustrating children's books for years, including the Scholastic title Dragor, an Honour Book at the NZ Post Children's Book Awards and a CLFNZ Notable Book and more recently the successful Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig series.
