The Night I Met Father Christmas

by Ben Miller, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini (Illustrator)

‘A sheer delight for all kids both big AND small’ Ruth Jones
 
'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong

'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris Evans on How I Became a Dog Called Midnight

Enter a world of wonder with this heartfelt Christmas classic from bestselling children's author Ben Miller.

Jackson knows all about the flying reindeer, he knows about the elves and the secret North Pole workshop, he knows about the magic that allows Father Christmas to deliver presents around the world in just one night, but there's one thing he doesn't know . . . how did Father Christmas become Father Christmas?

That all changes when, one Christmas Eve, Jackson meets Father Christmas and hears his incredible story.   
 
So begins an enchanting fairy-tale into a magical snowy landscape, where Torvil, a mean-spirited and miserly elf, is about to discover the true meaning of Christmas. This might not have been the story Jackson was expecting but, as Father Christmas tells him, no good story ever is... 

With beautiful illustrations throughout from Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini and warm, funny words from Ben Miller, this book will remind everyone of the true spirit of Christmas and prove once and for all that Father Christmas really does exist! 

Praise for Ben Miller
'A magical adventure' Sunday Express on The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale
'Great for reading aloud' The Week Junior on The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale
'A fire-side gem of a story' Abi Elphinstone on The Night I Met Father Christmas
'Fabulous' Sunday Express on The Boy Who Made the World Disappear
'Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure' Philip Ardagh on The Night I Met Father Christmas
'Each of [Ben’s] five books is joyous and thoughtful' Red Magazine

Genres: Christmas, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Audiobook, Retellings

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2018

Reviews

[Sandra Deaconu · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ca să înțelegeți cât de dezamăgită am fost de carte, trebuie să știți că eu sunt o fire conservatoare. Încă îmi plac bomboanele legate cu ață și agățate în brad și globulețele de toate culorile, cum erau pe vremea când nimeni nu își făcea griji că nu se asortează cu beteala, așa că nu înțeleg cum unii parcă au alunecat pe scara evoluției, apoi s-au ridicat și au întrebat pe Facebook ,,care DIN globurile astea vă plac mai mult, că eu nu mă pot hotărî ce să pun în brad?". Cumva la asta m-a dus cu gândul și acest roman: la ceva comercial, care strigă cu disperare după atenție. Aș fi vrut să nu-l aud niciodată pe Moș Crăciun zicând ,,super triplu sigur", ,,hobby" și că lego ,,e la modă". Moș Crăciun vorbește toate limbile, dar nu le amestecă. El nu e la fel de șmecher as we are... E ca și cum traducerea și scriitura s-au întrecut să vadă care e cea mai proastă. Remiză.

Să vedeți cât de stupidă e povestea! Moș Crăciun nu știa unde să pună darurile. Dacă le punea lângă brad, copiii ar fi putut crede că sunt decorațiuni căzute din brad. Ă?! Așa că și-a scos o șosetă, purtată nu se știe de când, și le-a pus în ea. Pentru că un copil ar acorda multă atenție unei șosete... Dacă erau decorațiuni, i-ar fi fost silă și le-ar fi aruncat...

Cică soția autorului l-a convins să scrie cartea asta. Eu i-aș sugera să folosească banii din vânzarea cărții pentru un avocat de divorțuri; aia sigur nu îl iubește. Să ai deja rețeta din Colind de Crăciun, un roman care are succes de atâta vreme și să îți iasă copia asta penibilă... E doar o insultă ieftină la adresa unei povești care inspiră oamenii de aproape două secole. Recenzia aici: https://bit.ly/3EE9sAp.

,,Ținem în noi fiecare om care am fost vreodată, de când eram foarte mici.''

[Stace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com

It is Christmas Eve young Jackson, who loves Christmas, has decided that he needs to ask Santa some questions, like who is he really and how did he become Father Christmas? He hatches a plan to pretend not to be bothered about Christmas and then once his parents and twin sisters are asleep he will sit and wait for Santa to appear.

After an initial shock at finding a child out of bed, Santa decides that he can answer Jackson’s questions but warns him it might not be what he is expecting.

The Night I Met Father Christmas is a fun festive read for middle-graders that has taken Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ and given it a child-friendly makeover. The story has been beautifully crafted, including some fabulous artwork throughout to enchant the reader and to embrace the story of Santa’s origins.

Within this magical story, you will find snow, reindeer, presents, and of course elves, including one mean elf called Torvil who has to learn about the true meaning of Christmas.

The book was really beautiful. It teaches children about caring and being kind. It also shows them who Father Christmas is and what he stands for. I love a festive read and this one hit all the right spots to put me in the holiday spirit. I’ve never read Ben Miller’s books before but he is certainly a gifted writer who can get into the mind of a child.

[Magical bookcorner5 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jackson sees Father Christmas come down the chimney, but he looks small like an elf. He hurts his ankle so Jackson helps him deliver the rest of the presents around the world on this magical journey.
Cute festive story with gorgeous illustrations

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is perfect for reading to your kids in front of a log fire at Christmas .
A little bit of Christmas Carol slipped but still a good story.

[Melania 🍒 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3|5

I was pleasantly surprised by how cute this book was. And even if it combined two extra known stories - Santa origins and A Christmas Carol - it somehow succeeded in being fresh and entertaining. The writing flows quite beautifully and is super easy to go through the book. I’ve listened to the audio version but I’ve seen some illustrations from the book and those are really nice too.
Definitely a good gift for young readers in your life.

[✨ kathryn ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

An insanely beautiful (and accessible) retelling of A Christmas Carol...featuring Father Christmas (and the story of how he became the legend he is). Very cute - you’d need a heart of stone to dislike it!

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

"If someone had stopped him in the street a couple of days before and told him that a giant snowman was about to time-travel him forward an entire millennium, he would have thought they were in need of therapy. But somehow, coming as it did after an  adventure into the past with a red-nosed reindeer, and a midnight journey with a talking tree, it really didn't seem that strange. In fact, it sort of made sense: past, present, future. Now he had the full set."

'The Night I Met Father Christmas' is the definition of adorable. This book was seriously wholesome, from the character arc to the festive story😊

It's Christmas Eve, and Jackson makes a decision that will bring a whole new meaning to the holiday: He's going to meet Father Christmas. So, he stays up later than he ever has, and what drops down from his chimney but an elf! Jackson has many questions, but he has to wait. The elf needs his help, he twisted his ankle from the fall.

This is how, minutes later, Jackson finds himself flying through the sky in a magical sleigh pulled by reindeers. As he helps the elf deliver the presents, he tells Jackson the story of Santa Claus. You see, Santa was originally an elf named Torvil, who was very selfish and grouchy. But, he explains how one Christmas, midnight visits from three magical beings changed him forever...

Sound familiar? Ben Miller's lovable story is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol' mixed with the story about how Father Christmas came to be.

This book is suitable for children to understand while also being captivating enough for any age to enjoy, I'd recommend it to anyone for the holidays 😊

I'm giving this book 5🌟 for how cute it was, it was such an easygoing and enjoyable read. I'll definitely read more of Miller's books in the future!

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

For some reason this year, I'm in the mood to read a lot more middle-grade books. I bought this in the Blackwell's Black Friday sale thinking it would be a quick, cute read since it was only £3.99, and it was so much more! A disclaimer, though, that I have since learned Ben Miller signed the 'standing with JK' letter and I'm kind of disappointed that I won't be buying more of his work as his writing was great!

This book was essentially another children's retelling of A Christmas Carol, so you basically know the story already! It's a great way to get your kids engaged with the classic (or yourself, you do you). I loved the characters, and the book is filled with amazing illustrations that really capture the essence of the story. It was fun and witty and charming throughout, to the point where I even found myself laughing at it.

Overall, this was enjoyable and something I could imagine reading to my little sisters when they got a bit older!

[Tammie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read- November 2019 for The Believeathon hosted by Gavin (Read a seasonal book)
- Hi, it's me just popping in to tell you all that this is now one of my favourite books and I already want to read it again. This is a book that I wanted to read last year but never got round to so when I saw it in Waterstones yesterday I decided to just pick it up and I'm so happy I did. I literally read this book in one sitting (which I never do, I don't think I've ever done that) and there was no point that I felt like I wanted to put this book down. I'm for sure going to make everyone in my life read this book next month.

1st Re-Read- December 2019 for The Winter Magical Readathon (Read an urban fantasy)
- I can't believe I've read this book twice in two months. I'm honestly obsessed and I can't wait until I have children so I can force them to read this book and experience the joy that I feel.

2nd Re-Read- April 2020 for the O.W.Ls (Astronomy- Read the majority of this book whilst it's dark at night)
- Rating- 5 Stars I enjoyed this book only slightly less this time around, I think it might have to do with the fact that I listened to the audiobook so I feel like I lost a bit of the magic that I got when reading the physical book. Also yes, I am reading a Christmas book in the middle of April. Literally all I need right now is comfort and Christmas brings me a lot of comfort.

3rd Re-Read- August 2021
- Rating- 4 Stars
I've had a rough time when it comes to reading in the last two months, combined with the fact that I've been in a massive Christmas mood I decided to treat myself to reading a Christmas book and I really really enjoyed myself. I may even pick up another.

4th Re-Read- December 2021
- This is my third year re-reading this book and it never fails to make me happy. This is my last Christmas before I have the twins and I wanted to it to be so amazing but I've really struggled this month. I haven't felt festive at all and my seasonal depression has for sure set in earlier for me this year because of that fact. We've got 5 days until Christmas and I'm really hoping to try and get myself in the Christmas mood over the course of this week.

[Leslye❇ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I usually enjoy middle-grade Christmas books, so I try to read a new one each year. This one was a wonderful origin story for Santa Claus. A perfect Christmas story for any age, really. It was full of quirky detail and subtle humor. Let's be clear, it's definitely a retelling of a A Christmas Carol. So the Scrooge trope makes the story quite predictable. Still, I found it entertaining and a good spin on that holiday classic.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars.


I think this has got to be my favourite version of 'A Christmas Carol.' Well it's more of a child's retelling but it's pretty amazing. It also has a surprise twist in it.

[Božana · Rating 4 out of 5]

✨"Kad sam bio mali, jedan je moj prijatelj rekao nešto stvarno šašavo. Rekao je da Djed Božićnjak ne postoji."
"A ostao bi još dugo tako sanjariti da ga nije prenuo užasan zveket koji je dopirao s druge strane ulice. Srce mu je poskočilo. "
"Lijepo je dobiti poklon. Ali taj dobar osjećaj poslije nekog vremena nestaje, i ti otkriješ da sad želiš nešto drugo. A kad nešto pokloniš... i nikome to ne otkriješ... e, taj dobar osjećaj ostaje s tobom zauvijek. "
"Noć kada sam upoznao Djeda Božićnjaka" - Ben Miller
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Kod nas sveti Nikola donosi poklončiće, a Krampus šibu djeci 6.12., a na Božić nam ne dolazi Djed Božićnjak, već mali Isus koji nas dariva za svoj rođendan.
No, ja i dalje volim razne priče i verzije Djeda Božićnjaka i Djeda Mraza i Kris Kringla ili kako ga već ljudi nazivaju diljem svijeta. Iako znam da mnoge priče simpatičnog djedice pokušavaju izbaciti malog Isusa iz nama najdražeg blagdana, opet ne smijemo zaboraviti kako su to divne priče koje uče naše malene zajedništvu, nesebičnom darivanju i razumijevanju.
Jedna takva priča je i "Noć kad sam upoznao Djeda Božićnjaka".
Kako kaže sinopsis kod @znanje.hr dječak Jackson zna sve o Djedu Božičnjaku osim kako je točno Djed Božićnjak postao Djed Božićnjak. To će se sve promijeniti jedne Badnje večeri kad Jackson upozna Djeda Božićnjaka i čuje njegovu nevjerojatnu pripovijest - očaravajuću bajku koja se odvija u čarobnom snježnom krajoliku gdje Torvil, mrzovoljni i škrti vilenjak, na kraju čudesnog putovanja otkriva pravo značenje Božića. Neće to biti priča kakvu je Jackson očekivao ali Djed Božićnjak bio je u pravu kad mu je rekao da nijedna dobra priča to nije...
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Divna, topla i šaljiva priča koja se brzo čita je ujedno i odličan poklon za naše mališane.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

great christmas reading, to read with your child. great illustration, based on the Carol Tale, but gave a fresh edition of it.

[goddessreadbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Noaptea în care l-am cunoscut pe Moș Crăciun” face parte dintr-o colecție dedicată copiilor între 8 și 14 ani, însă eu vă promit că puteți citi această carte la absolut orice vârstă și tot vă va plăcea la nebunie!

Intrăm în inima acțiunii chiar de la primele pagini și descoperim cum un puști simpatic îl așteaptă pe Moș Crăciun chiar în fața șemineului (acolo unde moșul a și rămas blocat). De acolo, cei doi pleacă într-o călătorie în jurul lumii pentru a împărți cadouri copiilor cuminți.

Povestea lui Moș Crăciun este o învățătură pentru noi toți. Ce am învățat eu este ca nu trebuie să te schimbi niciodată, chiar dacă lumea te dezamăgește, deoarece este cel mai greu lucru din lume să rămâi bun în timp ce oamenii din jurul tău nu sunt.

Moș Crăciun a dat dovadă de slăbiciune până la un anumit punct, însă multe dintre amintirile lui mi-au confirmat că fiecare om se naște nevinovat, iar mai târziu este responsabil pentru alegerile sale. Din greșeli învățăm, iar asta a făcut și Moșul, a învățat să fie bun și să rezolve problemele de care nu era conștient că le-a făcut.

Am iubit și iubesc cu toată inima această carte. Vă doresc să găsiți în ea aceeași bucurie pe care am găsit-o și eu la rândul meu și să luați tot ce e mai bun din ea pentru voi și sufletul vostru!

[Hannah Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

So sweet & heartwarming!
This was like a child’s version of A Christmas Carol.

[Mewa · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Jak poznałem Świętego Mikołaja" to tak właściwie retelling „Opowieści Wigilijnej" i choć Millerowi daleko do Dickensa to jednak jego wersja tej historii podobała mi się odrobinę bardziej. Zwykle nie porównuję takich tekstów z pierwowzorem (czy też nie robię tego tak intensywnie), ale tym razem ciągle mam w głowie to, że choć opowieść ta była znacznie bardziej naiwna i bardziej bajkowa, to dała mi wiele pięknych emocji — od smutku po radość. Na koniec zostałam z ciepłem w sercu i choć świadoma jestem mankamentów książki, to od razu zapałałam do niej sympatią. W przeciwieństwie do historii Dickensa, która była znacznie lepsza, ale która dała mi niewiele uczuć. A to tylko udowadnia, że nawet te proste powieści potrafią wziąć w posiadanie serce czytelnika. Miller dał mi wszystko, na co liczyłam i czego potrzebowałam, a spędzony z nim czas był na tyle przyjemny, że pisząc te słowa wciąż się uśmiecham. Nie mogę więc nie polecić Wam tego tytuły. Nawet jeśli moja opinia w akurat tej formie może być mocno kontrowersyjna.

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just don't see how this isn't marketed as a re-telling of A Christmas Carol. It's an acceptable enough tale, but it's literally a re-telling of the Dickens story. It has nothing to raise it up further and is fairly anachronistic. The time setting and time passing are slightly muddled and some of the language is too modern. The tale within a tale is the best part but we get little or no sense of the boy Jackson, who is merely a plot device and not a main character as suggested on the back cover.
Overall a disappointing read. Just not up to the standard of the many wonderful children's Christmas books I've read.

[Sanemsrgz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Noel babanın oluş hikayesini anlatan bir kitap. Olay örgüsünün içinde öykü olarak anlatılmış, düz basit bir şekilde değil. Betimlemeler çok iyi yapılmış, büyülü ve çok hoş bir ortamı vardı.
Kitabın pozitif noktalarından biri de bu. Akıcı bir kitap, kendini okutturuyor. İngilizce okuduğum bir kitap oldu. Tam benim dil bilgim düzeyinde olan bir eserdi. Ne çok çocukça ve basit ne de çok zor. Ayrıca kelime haznemi de çok genişletti. İngilizcesini ilertletmek isteyenlere tavsiye ederim.

[nikola_kowalska · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mnie wynudziła i dodatkowo czułam się jakbym czytała jakaś inna interpretacje opowieści wigilijnej

[Učitaj se! | Martina Štivičić · Rating 4 out of 5]

Svi znaju za Djeda Božićnjaka i njegove leteće sobove, na čelu s Rudolfom, vilenjake koji mu pomažu u izradi igračaka, koje on u samo jednoj noći svake godine onda dostavlja djeci širom svijeta, vozeći se u letećim saonicama i silazeći niz dimnjake kako bi ispod svakog bora i u svakoj čarapi na Božićno jutro osvanuo dar.

No, kako je Djed Božićnjak uopće postao Djed Božićnjak?

Dječak Jackson, glavni junak ove priče, zapitao se istu stvar. Kako bi dobio odgovore na svoja pitanja, odlučio je večer uoči Božića ostati budan i sačekati Djeda glavom i bradom te mu postaviti par pitanja. U cijelom tom naumu Jackson iznenadi Djeda, koji potom doživi manju nezgodu. Jackson mu spremno ponudi pomoć, a zauzvrat, Djed mu ispriča svoju priču.

Jako simpatično napisana i divno osmišljena, priča o noći u kojoj je jedan dječak upoznao Djeda Božićnjaka uzbudljiva je priča, ne samo o toj konkretnoj noći, već i o mnogim drugim danima i noćima u kojima je Djed Božićnjak polako postajao ono što je danas.

Ovo je priča ispunjena igračkama, vilenjacima, osebujnim magičnim sobovima, dobrim i lošim djelima, dobrim i lošim osobinama te duhovima prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti. Podsjeća vas na nešto? Da, može se reći kako je ovo svojevrsna verzija bezvremenske Dickensove Božićne priče, u ponešto izmijenjenom izdanju, namijenjenom djeci. (I svima koji vole čitati i dječje knjige.)

Autora ove knjige možda ste zamijetili gledajući izvrsnu britansko-francusku seriju Smrt u raju, u čije je prve dvije sezone (i još ponekoj gostujućoj epizodi) glumio glavnog istražitelja. Mnogo se glavnih istražitelja u toj seriji otad promijenilo, ali on mi je bio i ostao najdraži. Ne bih nikad pogodila da, uz glumu, Ben Miller piše i knjige za djecu, ali doista ih piše, i čini to izvrsno!

Djeda Božićnjaka, čitajući, možete upoznati i u samo jednoj noći, jer je njegova priča zanimljiva, uzbudljiva i brzo se čita, a ukrašena je i divnim ilustracijama. Ako biste voljeli znati odgovor na Jacksonovo pitanje s početka ove recenzije, zavirite u ovu knjigu, i dobit ćete ga - na originalan i maštovit način.

[Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]



Jackson knows all about the flying reindeer, he knows about the elves and the secret North Pole workshop, he knows about the magic that allows Father Christmas to deliver presents around the world in just one night, but there's one thing he doesn't know ...  how did Father Christmas become Father Christmas?
That all changes when, one Christmas Eve, Jackson meets Father Christmas and hears his incredible story.   
 
So begins an enchanting fairy-tale into a magical snowy landscape, where Torvil, a mean-spirited and miserly elf, is about to discover the true meaning of Christmas. This might not have been the story Jackson was expecting but, as Father Christmas tells him, no good story ever is... 

Jackson decided that one Christmas Eve he's going to wait up for Father Christmas as he has so many questions to ask him. When the jolly guy in red arrives he is not exactly the person that stories and pictures depict, a little elf, dressed in red with a fat belly is who appears down Jackson's chimney. 
What follows is the story of how Father Christmas came about as Jackson has to help him deliver his presents due to an awkward fall down Jackson's chimney Father Christmas has twisted his ankle.
Torvil Christmas tells his story to Jackson on their travels around the world. 
The story of a town in the North Pole where an Elf shoe factory has closed down leaving all the elves out of work and Torvils story about how he changed from being a wicked, mean and rich toy shop owner to becoming Father Christmas.
I always try and pick up a new Christmas book to read at this time of year and up to a month ago nothing jumped out. For the past three years I've eagerly awaited Matt Haigs books about Father Christmas and felt there was nothing to touch the trilogy. 
So when I saw this book in Waterstones and read the blurb I decided to make this my new Christmas book.
The story centres around Jackson a boy who wants to know how Father Christmas became who he is today and Torvil Christmas a mean elf who eventually sees the error of his ways. The story is like a retell of Dickens A Christmas Carol but for children. Ben Miller takes the classic story and adds a magical twist.





[Tessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prachtige cover die uitnodigt tot lezen.
Helaas een retelling van The Christmas Carol.

Jackson wil graag weten wie de kerstman is en hij besluit op kerstavond wakker te blijven. Hij ontmoet de kerstman, maar laat hem zo erg schrikken, dat de beste man zijn verzwikt. Jackson besluit de kerstman te helpen met het uitdelen van de cadeautjes en ondertussen vertelt de kerstman hoe hij de kerstman is geworden.

De kerstman begint zijn verhaal bij de elf Torvil, een gierige en onaardige elf, die elk jaar de prijzen van het speelgoed in zijn speelgoedwinkel omhoog gooit. Aangezien het de enige speelgoedwinkel is, moeten de elfen wel speelgoed bij hem kopen. Helaas zijn veel elfen arm en hebben hierdoor veel elfen kinderen geen cadeautjes met kerst.

Als je bekend met de The Christmas Carol, dan weet je ook meteen dat er drie personages zullen komen die Torvil meenemen naar het verleden, het heden en de toekomst.

Wat vond ik leuk aan het verhaal:
- De schrijfstijl van Ben Miller leest heel fijn en vlot
- Leuk bedacht dat de kerstman deze retelling van The Christmas Carol aan de 9-jarige Jackson vertelt
- Er zitten mooie wijsheden en quotes in dit boek.
- Er zit een leuke gedachte achter hoe de kerstman de kerstman is geworden
- The Christmas Carol wordt op eenvoudige manier aan kinderen verteld.
- Het verhaal komt in de laatste hoofdstukken mooi samen.

Wat vond ik minder:
- De retelling van The Christmas Carol. Maar dat is meer omdat ik dat geen leuk verhaal vind
- Volgens de achterflap lijkt het verhaal over Jackson te gaan, maar hij heeft maar een kleine bijrol.
- De illustraties vind ik niet aantrekkelijk voor kinderen en soms zelfs een beetje grauw en naar eruit zien. Ze zijn ook in het zwart-wit met grijze tinten. Spreekt mij persoonlijk totaal niet aan, deze style.

[Eleni · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

This book was a very delightful light-hearted middle-grade novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. I knew essentially nothing going into this book, other than the fact it was written by a comedian. This ended up being an extremely enjoyable simplified retelling of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

This was a very fast-paced book and I read it in roughly 24 hours. I was in the mood for a novel like this and this just really worked for me. I think the writing style was engaging and comedic, but there was also a very important and apparent moral behind the story. The characters were fun and well developed for such a short book, and the plot was intricate without being confusing.

I honestly think this book is suitable for all ages, and you can enjoy it at any reading level and age. This was such an easy Christmas read and I want to find a book similar to this that I can enjoy in 2020!

[Kristiana Cankowa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Още една много интересна коледна история. Историята черпи доста от произведението на Дикенс, "Коледна песен", тъй като е любимо на Бен Милър. Само, че той го е пречупил през своята призма и всъщност главният герой, който трябва да намери коледния си дух и отново да стане добър е самият Дядо Коледа.

Джаксън е твърдо решен да изчака цяла вечер докато не хване Дядо Коледа на място и да го попита как всъщност се е превърнал в Дядо Коледа и как успява да сипе тази умайна магия навсякъде.
Разказът на стареца е много по-интересен и нестандартен отколкото Джаксън, а й ние подозираме и наистина коледната магия е навсякъде докато четем книгата на Бен Милър. Също така вътре са поместени и красиви илюстрации.

[Keisha | A Book Like You · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ PG 133 - This is a beautiful book on the outside, but the entire story is basically A Christmas Story, and that is just not what I was expecting. I feel like the author just took someone else’s story and wrote it into what he was trying to do. I hate that I feel that way, but as soon as I figured out what was going on I just couldn’t enjoy this book. It didn’t seem fun or original at all. Maybe to a kid who doesn’t know a Christmas Carol it would be a good fit. But it really fell flat for me.

[N.L. McFarlane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another great take on a modern day Christmas Carol with a twist and it was brilliant, I read it within a couple of days and I couldn't put it down. This book gives you really great mental images and the illustrations are amazing. This was a magical read as an adult so for any younger readers, I can tell it'll be brilliant for them also. I'm looking forward to reading more books from this author.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Малко късничко за коледна книга, но така се случиха нещата, че по-рано нямах възможност да я прочета.

Беше приятна, но не бих казала, че беше нещо особено. Базираше се на идеята за трите призрака, които посещават Скрудж и му показват неща от живота му, за да го вразумят. В този случай обаче беше за елф и историята на Дядо Коледа.

[Daisy Philpott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book but there were parts I didn’t like.
First of all this book is called, “the night I met Father Christmas” but it’s basically a children’s version of “A Christmas carol” which if I’d of known beforehand then I probably wouldn’t have picked it up! Having said this I did think the storyline was good and the way it’s been modified to be appropriate for children was clever. The ending was the best part and fitted really well into the story of Christmas.
I would recommend this book to read with children but just so people know beforehand that it’s similar to “A Christmas Carol”

[Orláith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally reviewed at https://www.instagram.com/p/BqA2SD4Hv9b/

I adore Christmas. It's my absolute favourite time of the year. No other time of year is as magical as the first few weeks of December when everything sparkles and the air smells like peppermint and roasting nuts.
I love it.
I was sent a copy of The Night I Met Father Christmas a few weeks ago and I've been debating on waiting until December to post my review but I am just too excited to share this amazing story to wait any longer!
The best way I can think of describing this story is to say it is a lighter version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It has the same structure and message, but it's an updated version that I think children (and grown-ups) will love!
If you have any children in your life, buy them a copy right now and read it with them in the lead up to December 25th.
It's simply magical. I couldn't keep the smile from my face.
Thank you so much to @simonkidsuk for a free copy of this book.