Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas
Ebook
Overview
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DON’T MISS! An extra jolly bonus story inside!
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“I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!" - Emma Carroll
”Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship" - Hilary McKay
"Joyful and hilarious. I loved every moment of it" - Stephanie Burgis
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What if somewhere along the way we’ve all got the Santa story a bit wrong...? Join Blanche Claus as she aims to deliver a Christmas gift to every child on Earth. With help from her best friend Rinki and an aspiring chef called Santa, it’s a funny festive sleigh ride you’ll never forget!
From Sibéal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, this tale of friendship and mince-pie feasts is the perfect book to curl up with this winter. Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, it’s a gloriously Christmassy adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch.
How did the world come to believe Santa Claus is a man? It’s all just a big misunderstanding! This tale of friendship, sleigh rides and two formidable girls is THE Christmas book of the year - a gloriously funny, festive adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch
Sibéal Pounder brings her trademark fabulous fashion and laughter-filled adventures to the 9–11 age group in her first standalone novel for Bloomsbury
A perfect book for family reading at Christmas. The moving and big-hearted friendship between the two girls Rinki and Blanche will leave a tear in the eye of even the biggest Christmas Grinch
Sibéal’s books have been published in 13 languages internationally, and she has sold over 320,000 copies in the UK alone!
Sibéal is the author of the Witch Wars series and the Bad Mermaids series, which has been optioned for film by Sony Pictures
In 2019, Sibéal was selected as one of ten UK children’s authors to write a World Book Day title. She has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award
I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!
Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship
Joyful and hilarious, this book is full of characters I adored and dialogue that made me laugh out loud. I loved every moment of it!
Sibéal Pounder’s stories fizz with fun and energy, and her characters grow more appealing with each book
This is a gorgeous book celebrating strong, feisty girls, and friendship. Rinki’s two dads are incorporated into the story just as they should be; without fuss or fanfare and gender roles are challenged throughout but in such a way that it never feels forced. Any book with a festive theme is a winner in my eyes and Tinsel is a twinkly, Christmassy delight that I can’t wait to have in my school library!
A refreshingly original story on the origins of Santa Claus. It was really funny and a brilliant adventure. Definitely one to be enjoyed with lots of mince pies!
Hilarious, heartwarming and full of fun! I so, so enjoyed this festive book and the feminist streak that ran through it. I loved all the Christmassy details peppered absolutely everywhere [...] I highly recommend reading this book if you want to feel full of funny festive joy!
This the most fun I’ve had reading a book in quite a while – the most inventive, crazy, yet hilarious read
Cleverly mixing the snowy chill of the North Pole with the fuzzy warmth of friendship, Tinsel is Christmas spirit wrapped in a fun, feminist parcel. The elves (all named Carol) are glorious, and I was left craving a mince pie
A sparkling, glittering festive delight, Tinsel is funny, warm hearted and thrilling too – it made my toes tingle and my heart glow with Christmas magic
captivating
a rollicking good story ... , with a definite feminist slant
A charming feminist retake on the Santa story […] the real message of this charming story is that just one act of kindness has the power to transform. A fun-filled adventure with a magical horse, a talking tree and two feisty girls makes for a great Christmas tale
- Title: Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas
- Author: Sibéal Pounder
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781526619259, 9781526619266, 1526619261, 1526619253
- Resource ID: LLS:9781526619259
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T11:20:38Z
Sibéal Pounder is the author of the bestselling Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series of books. Her debut, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Bad Mermaids Meet the Witches was a 2019 World Book Day title and a Sunday Times bestseller and has been optioned by Sony Animation. She has also written Beyond Platform 13, a sequel to Eva Ibbotson's The Secret of Platform 13, and her latest book Tinsel is all about a young girl called Blanche Claus and asks the question: what if a long time ago we all got the Santa story a bit wrong? Previously Sibéal worked as a journalist, writing for publications including the Guardian and Vogue Online and was a philanthropy columnist for the Financial Times.