A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.Barrie is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and fartingin front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missionsthrough high winds, driving snow and avalanches. On Christmas Eve,his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secret network of undergroundtunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes - and there'san extra special twist! The tunnels are designed for squirrelsto transport presents from Father Christmas' workshop in the NorthPole to all the children of the world. When a mysterious elfseems set on sabotaging the tunnels, the kids and Barrie must stophim and SAVE CHRISTMAS! This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox
