This Christmas story won't leave even the Grinch in you cold
20.12.2021
Translation: machine translated
Do you believe in magic? I do. At least, over the holidays, I engage in the illusion of Christmas miracles. There's no way around Matt Haig's books for that.
No one gets me in the holiday spirit quite like Matt Haig. Even Christmas last year, and the year before, this author's Christmas trilogy was an indispensable source of joy. Without their influence, my little eyes would have been half as glazed in the candlelight on Christmas Eve.
Matt Haig's masterpiece tells the heartbreaking story of little Nikolas on the road to his destiny. Or as the author himself so beautifully puts it in his book, "Here before you is the entirely true story of Santa Claus." These are children's books that you especially benefit from as an adult. After all, the little ones among us like to believe in the magic of the holidays anyway. We adults, on the other hand ... Well, let's put it this way: it takes a lot of self-manipulation to get into the spirit at times like this.
That's where Haig's series of books, with their fantastically playful illustrations by Chris Mould, come in for a welcome boost. They take you into another world that, while it can be just as merciless and horrific as ours, hope never dies and true miracles still have a chance. Along the way, you'll encounter old customs, legends, and lore surrounding Santa Claus, and learn how they came to be in the first place in a humorous reimagining.
The trilogy consists of the following titles:
Volume 1: A Boy Called Christmas
Volume2: The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Volume3: Me and Santa Claus
In the meantime, there are already other books that deal with characters from the universe. Like for example "The big heart of the little elf".
Children's books
Das grosse Herz der kleinen Elfe
German, Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn, Chris Mould, Matt Haig, 2021
By the way: This year "A Boy Called Christmas" was even made into a movie.
I wonder if I'll go see it. I'm still undecided. It wouldn't be the first time a movie ruined the magic of the books.
Natalie Hemengül
Senior Editor
Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.chAs a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
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