The Red Sledge

Description

Mabel Taylor has a new red sledge. Just look at it! It has a rope for pulling it round and a shiny bottom to make it go extra-fast... When Mabel Taylor receives a shiny red sledge for Christmas, she can't wait to try it out! But ... oh. No snow. No snow at all. And there's no snow the next day, either ... or the next. So, instead, Mabel imagines herself on the most extraordinary of adventures, becoming a bobsleigh champion, a polar explorer, and even Father Christmas! And just when she's stopped waiting and watching for the snow to fall, her world is transformed by a thick blanket of brilliant white... Brimming over with the joy of imaginary and outdoor play, this is a timeless winter storybook penned by a Booker-shortlisted writer.

Mick Jackson is an author and director from Lancashire, who now lives in Brighton. He studied drama and was a singer in a band, before enrolling on the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. His first novel, The Underground Man, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors' First Novel Award. He has since written three more novels, a novella and a collection of stories. He is also the author of two picture books: While You're Sleeping and Ella May Does It Her Way. Find Mick online at mickjackson.com and on Twitter as @mickwriter. Victoria Ball is a British illustrator and surface designer. She was shortlisted for Best Emerging Illustrator at the 2008 Booktrust Early Years awards, won the Best Cute Range award at The Henries in 2009 and was nominated for Best Art Range that same year. She lives in Frome with her illustrator husband and their children. Victoria is the illustrator of Look, Puppy!, written by Mary Murphy. Find her online at victoria-ball.co.uk and on Instagram as @victoriaball_.

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