For children aged 4 to 8
The sack is nearly empty and the sky is starting to turn grey. One more house, and then it is over for another year.
But at that last house a light is still on, which is not supposed to happen, and behind the window your child is sitting wide awake. What follows is the quiet conversation the two of them have while the sun comes up, and the one question your child asks that Father Christmas has never been asked before.
The most grown-up story in the set. Nothing goes wrong in it at all, and that is the point.
Your child is the last house on the round and is still awake. Instead of hurrying off, Father Christmas sits down, and they talk until it gets light.
Roughly 4 to 8. It is quieter than the other Christmas stories and rewards a child who likes a conversation more than a chase.
Not in the sense of a rescue or a race. This one is about the meeting itself, so pick a different story if your child prefers action.
Yes. You can include a personal message that is printed as its own page in the book, which suits this story particularly well.