Santa’s Beard

Content : Tradition and humour come together in this funny and heartwarming tale that will delight children and grown-ups alike.

Every morning, Santa wakes up and says hello to his lovely white beard... but disaster strikes: the beard has disappeared! Worried, he searches everywhere, but to no avail. A Santa without a beard is unthinkable! CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED!

Alerted, the elves, reindeer and the King of the Christmas Trees rush to Santa’s bedroom. Everyone pitches in to find a solution. Off to the workshop they go! But Santa rejects every suggestion.

Until a little monster emerges from under the bed, clutching the beloved beard. He had a nightmare that Christmas was cancelled... so he stole the beard to comfort himself. The cuddly beard is back, and Christmas is saved!

About the author: Christine Beigel was born in Paris in 1972. After studying translation, she turned to writing. She has since written more than seventy books for children and young adults, ranging from picture books to novels for teenagers.

About the illustrator: QU Lan is at home in the wide-open spaces of graphic design: she can illustrate superb children's books in France with Flammarion, parenting books with Hatier, as well as web press articles in the United States (Good Morning America), or create motifs for textile printing as well as Spanish and Chilean wine labels. In short, she is an artist without borders!