The Oxford book of Christmas stories

Families and friends come together at Christmas and, as they do, there are stories to be told.

Stories about love, secrets, friendship, bravery, conflict, and compassion.

This collection includes stories by Charles Dickens, Laurie Lee, Philippa Pearce, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jacqueline Wilson, Nicholas Fisk, and many, many more.

So whether you want to slide with Mr Pickwick on the ice or find out what's on Adrian Mole's Christmas list, there are delights andsurprises to be discovered in this wonderfully varied anthology of stories illustrated in both colour and black and white.