Christine Edwards

Miss, Nancy Ivy Mistletoe is a very lucky girl, her grandmother, Nana Nita is a Christmas Elf, who collects stories for Father Christmas. Nana Nita lives in a magical bookshop called The Once Upon a Time Bookshop. The Once Upon A Time Bookshop has an enchanted story trunk that can fly you to any country in the world. In this truly enchanting Christmas story, Nancy is busy waiting for her Christmas present from Nana Nita to be delivered. Nancy's father tries to stop her opening the present with a very funny spell, that turns her into a snowman.Every year Nana Nita's present cause magical mayhem when it is opened. Last year the present sprayed indoor snow and fluffing glitter balls everywhere, before two singing and dancing, knitted penguins jumped out! It took her parents a week to get rid of the glitter, snow and as for the penguins! Well!This year Nancy cannot believe what Nana Nita has given her! She is very sad and very disappointed to be given a plain old flower. It doesn't do anything. The big red flower is beautiful but it does not sing or dance or even fluff. Nancy feels Christmas is ruined, it will never be the same again. Then she learns that the flower is called a Poinsettia and there is a very special story about it, and Christmas becomes extra special when she is invited by Father Christmas to step into the enchanted story trunk, in the Once Upon A Time Bookshop. The story trunk is full of Christmas magic and in the blink of an eye, she is flown to Mexico to learn about the Christmas miracle of the Poinsettia Flower.This is a modern story that mixes magic, humour, fun, great storytelling to tell the tale behind the Christmas miracle behind the Poinsettia. It is the first in a series of worldwide Christmas stories and adventures that Nancy, her Nana and her dad go on..

Books like The Magic Bookshop and The Story of the Poinsettia.

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