by Terry Deary · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781407108148
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«Horrible Christmas» is Terry Deary's historical and humorous non-fiction book, published by Scholastic in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Reveals why making Christmas pudding became a crime, how to get rid of carol singers, and which festive dishes were most repulsive. Includes chilling seasonal tales and cruel Christmas disasters, told with the series' irreverent and macabre tone.
Eighth instalment of the Horrible Histories Specials series, with illustrations by Martin Brown. Work originally published in 2000; this Scholastic edition is from 2008.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12 who want to discover history and Christmas traditions from a light-hearted and humorous perspective.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
