The Chaos Before Christmas

Description

'Tis the run up to Christmas and there is so much to do! At Elf School we are learning how we can help too. Elroy McChristmas and his friends are about to sit their final test before Santa decides the best job for each elf. But when it's time to show off their skills, the classroom erupts into chaos! Can Elroy and his classmates restore calm before Santa arrives? With the rhyming style of Clement C. Moore's classic A Night Before Christmas, this timeless tale will take you on a thrilling adventure to Elf School.

Sarina Dickson (Author) Sarina Dickson is a number 1 bestselling writer, artist and educator. She has enjoyed a varied and creative working life, which has led to connections and collaborations with experts in publishing, mental health and wellness, education, illustration, printing, video production, public art, book design, disaster relief and tertiary research. Her writing has been highly commended in the Scribbles Creative Writing Awards. Sarina lives with a computer nerd, a social butterfly, a gamer, a human ray of sunshine and a very large rabbit. You can find Sarina on Instagram @Creating_In_The_Cracks or Twitter @Sarina_Dickson_ Lily Emo (Illustrator) An award winning illustrator living in Nelson, New Zealand. Lily Emo spends her time juggling the demands of an illustration/art career and freelancing as a graphic designer and relief art teaching. Her portraiture work of Covid 19 essential workers was displayed in 2021 in The National Portrait Gallery in Wellington. Lily Emo works with a range of mediums - from Procreate and photoshop to more traditional mediums like watercolour, gouache, graphite and coloured pencil. You can find out more at www.lily.emo.com. Connect with Lily on Instagram @lily.emo

A luscious, detail-heavy book with textures and patterns a-go-go. Dickson's rhymes are clever and never feel dull. They convey the message that it's okay to be nervous and it's okay to mess up because, through mistakes, you can sometimes find the things you're truly best at. -- Becks Popham * The Sapling * A delightful classical-styled tale to add to shared reading times with your little ones. -- Sue * Paper Plus *