Hilarious and heartwarming, this new children's novel from David Baddiel is the perfect festive gift. Virtually Christmas tells the story of a world where Christmas has been stolen by evil Winterzone and two children must find the real Santa to save the holiday spirit.
The HILARIOUS new novel and the year's most perfect festive gift - from million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel
It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. Instead, Christmas is run by robots, while 3D holograms of Santa Claus called Santavatars check if you've been naughty or nice - and on Christmas Eve, all of the presents are delivered by ZoneDrones instead of Santa's reindeer! But when they stumble on a curious clue, eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa - before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever . . .
David Baddiel is an author and comedian. His children's books have sold more than a million copies in the UK alone, and his debut, The Parent Agency, won the Laugh Out Loud Book Award. David lives in London with his family.
Steven Lenton has been the winner of the Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and The Times Children's Book of the Week. He illustrates fiction for David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and is the Sainsbury's Prize-winning illustrator of the Nothing to See Here Hotel series.
