{"id":17747,"date":"2023-12-06T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T09:02:38","slug":"bedtime-stories-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/blog\/2023\/12\/06\/bedtime-stories-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Christmas eve gifts &#8230; books for a bedtime story, then quickly to sleep so Santa can pop down the chimney to deliver the gifts.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1257354 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/11\/HOW-THE-GRINCH-STOLE-CHRISTMAS-002-420x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"571\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Seuss\u2019 How The Grinch Lost Christmas &#8211; a sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and equally as humorous, with the Grinch determined to win Who-ville\u2019s Christmas tree contest. <a href=\"https:\/\/harpercollins.co.uk\/collections\/childrens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HarperCollins UK Children<\/a>, R399.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1257357 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/11\/You-Cant-Let-an-Elephant-Pull-Santas-Sleigh-002-420x470.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s chaos at Christmas, as a who host of animals get into silly situations as they try to celebrate the season. You Can\u2019t Let an Elephant Pull Santa\u2019s Sleigh by Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman is a delight &#8230; hysterically funny. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomsbury<\/a>, R220<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1257356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/11\/9781510112698-002-420x645.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A magical story about a 10-year-old girl who is convinced her mum\u2019s new boyfriend is Father Christmas (he even works on a reindeer farm). LD Lapinski\u2019s brilliant Step Father Christmas in 25 chapters &#8230; so one a night with two on Christmas eve. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orion<\/a>, R220.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1257355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/11\/boy-who-slept-through-christmas-002-420x657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"657\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas &#8211; a magnificent musical novel by Matt Lucas, about Leo\u2019s first Christmas without his mum. 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