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  • Published: 29 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451479044
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

The Lost Christmas



A Christmas confection from the brilliant creator of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic!

A Christmas confection from the brilliant creator of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic!

It's time to decorate the tree for Christmas--but Grandad can't find any of his ornaments! The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad's bric-a-brac-filled house and out into a winter wonderland. And when every ornament is on the tree at last, Grandad has a wonderful holiday surprise in store. This seek-and-find book from the award-winning author of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic will delight readers of any age and belongs under a Christmas tree.

  • Published: 29 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451479044
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

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Praise for The Lost Christmas

Raves for The Lost Books:
"Subtle and elegantly surreal . . . Cronin's acrylic paintings are worth lingering over." --Publishers Weekly on The Lost Picnic

"It's easy to get lost in this seek-and-find book, a perfect follow-up to Cronin's The Lost House . . . . The bright, saturated illustrations and enchanting spreads completely suck readers in." --School Library Journal on The Lost Picnic

"An eye-popping take on I Spy." --O, the Oprah Magazine on The Lost House

"This dazzling and delightful 'seek and find' book harkens to Maira Kalman's Max series with its whimsical drawings and unpredictable color combinations." --The New York Times on The Lost House

"Filled with delightful drawings that are visually engaging and inspiring, this bedtime treat . . . will be a pleasure to read night after night for both kids and adults." --Real Simple on The Lost House

"[A] stylish puzzler [and] superior seek-and-find for all ages." --The Wall Street Journal on The Lost House

"Cronin's silkscreenlike images are elegant as can be, resulting in a rich and suggestive excursion into a quietly unconventional world." --Publishers Weekly on The Lost House

"Clever, irresistible, [and] visually engaging." --Kirkus Reviews on The Lost House

"A trippy addition to the search-and-find genre." --Kirkus Reviews on The Lost Picnic