Welcome to my eclectic list of books for the winter holidays. These have been put together to offer suggestions for presents or just to read for fun over the holidays there is no obligation to read any or all of them.
Each page is devoted to a different genre of book or age or reader, as well as a page of some of this year ’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature authors. Jack Meggitt Phillips will be coming to Hartland to speak to Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 so it would be wonderful if lots of people had read his books before he arrives. They are listed in order on page 6.
A word of caution! While I recommend these books because I know them to be some of the best around, I have not read them all many are newly published and therefore I want to remind you to check the books you buy first to ensure that you are happy with your children reading them and they are age and stage appropriate all children are different. We make every effort to ensure that all the books we have in the library and recommend in these pages do not contain anything that is not allowed in the UAE but it is almost impossible to check everything, and sometimes books slip through the net. It is your responsibility to make sure that the books your children are reading (and the films, shorts and TikToks they are watching) are appropriate and do not contain anything you don’t want them to read or see.
CHRISTMAS READING 2024
9. CaptainChristmasby Karl Newson and Tom Knight
10. HowWinstonCameHomeforChristmasby Alex T Smith
11. ThatChristmasby Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb 12. TheGirlandtheRobotHeartby Neal Hoskins and Monika Vaicenaviciene 13. KingWinter’ sBirthdayby Jonathan Freedland and Emily Sutton
LittleSantaby Jon Agee
LettersfromFatherChristmasby J R R Tolkein
LettersfromtheNorthPoleby Annie Atkins and Fia Tobig
CHRISTMAS READING 2024
Alex T Smith 9. TheFairytaleFanClubby Richard Ayoade
Diaryof WimpyKid:HotMessby Jeff Kinney 15. GodfreyisaFrogby Alex Latimer 16. HowtoGrowa Dragonby Rachel Morrisroe and Steven Lenton
Jack Meggitt Phillips will be visiting Hartland at the end of January to talk to Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the end of January and we will be taking Year 8 on a trip to the LitFest to listen to Vashti Hardy
CHRISTMAS READING 2024
9. TheMythmakers:TheRemarkableFellowshipofCS LewisandJRRTolkien(Graphic novel) by John Hendrix
10. LordoftheFliesGraphicNovelby William Golding and Aimee de Jongh
