The Owl Who Came for Christmas

by John Hay, Garry Parsons (Illustrator)

Overview

A heart-warming Christmas tale – inspired by an amazing true animal story.

Christmas is coming, and the decorations are going up…

But one family is about to discover an unexpected visitor snuggled up in their Christmas tree…

A little owl called Rosie!

The Owl Who Came for Christmas is the perfect gift for young animal lovers – and those who love incredible true animal stories. A read-aloud treat from John Hay and Garry Parsons, the illustrator of the bestselling Dinosaur That Pooped series.

With facts about owls and the real events behind the story!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529070507
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

John Hay is a picture book author who loves funny stories. He first started making them up when his son was small and although his son is now grown up, John still tries to make him laugh. He is the author of The Owl Who Came for Christmas, Fly, Fly, Fly Your Sleigh and The Penguin Who Lost His Way. John lives in London with his wife and two bad cats.

Garry Parsons studied Fine Art at Canterbury and has an MA in Sequential Design from the University of Brighton. Illustrator of the smash-hit Dinosaur that Pooped series of books written by McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, Garry’s artwork also regularly appears in magazines and newspapers in Britain and the USA including Vanity Fair, The Times, Men’s Health and Marie Claire. Garry also produces illustrations for advertising and has worked for Proctor and Gamble, Affinity Foods and Harrods. He was listed in The Bookseller as one of 2015’s Top Ten bestselling children’s illustrators in the UK. Garry lives in London.

Editorial Reviews

Full of colour with a touch of sparkle” —Newbury Weekly News

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