Was That Christmas? [Paperback]

'A charming Christmas tale.' -- OK Magazine 'a delightful picture book.' -- TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT 'A magical acount of Christmas bathed in seasonal detail by another acclaimed writer, Hilary McKay. She tells the sotry of Bella who is ... beginning to doubt what christmas is about until she starts getting prepared for the countdown to the festive season.' -- THE VOICE A wonderful book to draw children into the seasonal excitement ... it's beautifully illustrated and it is sure to be a winner with youngsters aged three to six -- Derby evening telegraph 20021201 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'a delightful picture book.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Bella made Chrsitmas decorations, sung carols and even met Santa Claus, but that wasn't Christmas! She baked mince pies, iced the cake and decorated the tree, but that wasn't Chrsitmas either. Bella bought presents for mum and dad, hung Christmas nuts for the birds and made a snowman, and still Christmas hadn't arrived. She left a glass a wine for Santa Claus, a carrot for the reindeer and hung her stocking up. Was that Christmas?

Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize and the Dog Friday trilogy was critically acclaimed. A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and children.