Christmas with the Chrystals & Other Stories by Noel Streatfeild

Christmas with the Chrystals & Other Stories by Noel Streatfeild

Christmas with the Chrystals is a gorgeous short story about how an influx of cheery young cousins at Christmas warms the heart of a haughty grandmother and lights up her chilly home. This very special Yuletide story is accompanied by several Streatfeild Christmas extracts from her many children's novels, including an (almost) never-before-seen sequel chapter to her bestseller Ballet Shoes. There are also recollections of the author's own childhood Christmases (taken from the Noel Streatfeild Christmas Holiday Book).

Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. Although she was considered the plain one she ended up leading the most glamorous and exciting life! After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when WWI broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress.

She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. When she visited Puffin exhibitions, there were queues right out of the building and all the way down The Mall. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. Noel Streatfeild lived in London. She died in 1986.

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ISBN 13	9780141377735
ISBN 10	0141377739
Title	Christmas with the Chrystals & Other Stories
Author	Noel Streatfeild
Series	A Puffin Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2016-10-06
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.