The Christmas Next Door by T.A Creaser

Grandad’s coming to stay for Christmas! What could possibly go wrong? This heart-warming, rhyming story reminds us how easy it is to get caught up in material things at Christmas, through the true to life experiences of ‘the family next door’ and how we can feel the warmth of 'togetherness' even if we can't physically be together.

The Christmas Next Door uses themes of love, family and togetherness at Christmas time to bring comfort to families who can’t be together due to loss or illness in a soft, subtle and sensitive way. Grandad helps his family get through the everyday challenges they face leading up to the big day, with his special gift that reminds his what Christmas should be all about. A very relatable book for young readers, The Christmas Next Door is a heart-warming rhyming story about the realities behind a typical family Christmas; reminding us how easy it is to get caught up in material things, when the important things are love and togetherness.  

Written by T.A. Creaser & Samuel Langley-Swain.

Illustrated by Christine Cuddihy.

Dimensions: 245 x 245 mm

Paperback

Owlet Press was founded by Samuel Langley-Swain in 2018, working with authors and illustrators with a shared passion – picture books which reflect the true diversity in children’s lives. Focusing on the challenges children face today and packaging these big issues into inclusive and accessible stories for small readers to digest and discuss with friends, families and schools. This indie children’s book publisher aims to change the world one book at a time, along with the best authors and illustrators to tell these stories.

Owlet Press have always published books that are 'incidentally inclusive' from day one and look to push this further with every title. With authors and illustrators from all walks of life - diversity is the driving ethos within this publisher. Owlet believe that it is key for young readers of colour to see children like them (and for white, non-disabled children to see children that don't always look like them) in books experiencing the joy and magic of playful, imaginative stories - a belief that we share at Babipur.