Grandma Is Overly Generous: A Retelling of the Twelve Days of Christmas

From Alex T. Smith, the creator of festive favorites such as How Winston Delivered Christmas and The Grumpus, comes a gorgeously illustrated Christmas classic. Re-written and illustrated, Grandma is Overly Generous: A Retelling of The Twelve Days of Christmas is a small hardback perfect for any child this Christmas.

On the first day of Christmas my Grandma sent to me . . .

Grandma’s presents may start off sensible - a partridge is easy enough to take care of - but her generosity soon gets wildly out of hand . . .

A witty new take on the festive classic The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Alex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he’d wanted to do since he was five - an illustrator specializing in the world of children’s publishing.

Alex graduated with a first-class degree in Illustration in 2006 and also won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in his final year. Since then Alex has gone on to work for a wide variety of clients, not just in the publishing industry, as well as writing and illustrating his own picture books, many of which have won prizes and have been read on TV during the Bedtime Hour on the CBeebies channel. Alex is also the creator of the bestselling Claude series for early readers, which are soon to appear in their own TV series on Disney Junior.

When not working, Alex enjoys doodling in his sketchbook, reading, people-watching and eavesdropping. He is also a big fan of cake and a nice cup of tea. He lives with and under the constant ’supervision’ of his canine companions in Warwickshire. How Winston Delivered Christmas was his first title for Macmillan.