{"product_id":"9780702315879","title":"Humbug: the Elf who Saved Christmas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Butler, Steven, Anderson, Kenneth \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 October 2022 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 22 | 234g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Funny, original and moving’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sun ‘Pick of the Week’ December 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect festive story for readers aged 8 to 8,888!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the HUMBUG Family!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas Elves, but not as we know them...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Humbugs aren't the kind of family you see on sparkly wrapping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epaper, or in snowy storybooks about Santa's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrotto. You won't see them on the front of Christmas cards,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand they definitely won't be knitted on your grandma's favourite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efestive jumper. Those happy scenes are only for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elikes of the workshop elves and certainly not the Humbugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNope!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey manage a much less glamorous part of Santa's factory, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRPD Department... That's Reindeer Poo Disposal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto you and me. YUCK!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a mince-pie-related-mishap combined with an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunfortunate letter-losing-incident sees them exiled from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir home, the Humbugs - together with their clumsy Reindeer, Blister,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand wheelie-bin sleigh - go on a great and daring adventure,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere they discover the true meaning of Christmas,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the real heroes who make it special!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A perfect Christmas stocking present - a very funny,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efestive page-turner.' - Jacqueline Wilson, author of The Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Tracy Beaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Humbug is that rare book: funny, original, thought-provoking,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand an instant classic.' - Francesca Simon, author of Horrid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exquisite Christmas story, full of imagination and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheart. For the whole family to read year-after-year!' - Amy Huberman,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of The Day I Got Trapped In My Brain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a mince pie - a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew Christmas classic!' - Steven Lenton, author and illustrator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Genie and Teeny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilarious, huge-hearted hug of a book; perfect for all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Matt Haig, The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmasaurus, and Elf on the Shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a touching and thought-provoking message to key-workers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho tirelessly toil behind-the-scenes to make everyone's lives better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124555960579,"sku":"9780702315879","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780702315879.jpg?v=1731334305","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780702315879","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}