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Unwrap your winter adventure!

Ready to get cosy? HarperCollins Children’s Books has eight exciting reads to curl up with in the festive season!

Which book will you choose?


Black Beauty

Book cover for Black Beauty by Michael Morpurgo, featuring a Tom de Freston illustration of a black horse evocative of a winter adventure.

Black Beauty had a loving home when he was growing up, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when his circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Will the handsome horse find a happy and lasting home again?


The Lone Husky

Book cover for The Lone Husky by Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold, featuring a husky on a snowy rock cliff with a person and a polar bear in the background of this winter adventure.

April Wood loves adventure – after all, she lives in the Arctic and her best friend is a polar bear! But when she enters the Polar Race, a challenging dog sled race across the tundra, April faces her toughest test yet. Can a husky named Blaze help her face up to the fierce competition?

The Very Last Christmas Present

Book cover for The Very Last Christmas Present by Adam Baron, illustrated by Benji Davies, featuring an illustration of Father Christmas, a child, and a dog during a winter adventure against a blue, snowy background.

Oops! Father Christmas forgot to deliver a present on Christmas Eve! With all the reindeer exhausted, his loyal dog Kado must pull the sleigh. Kado and Santa race across continents and oceans to deliver the forgotten gift. But the biggest surprise is hidden inside the wrapping…


Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Shadow Compass

Book cover for Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Shadow Compass by Philippa Leathley, featuring an illustrated girl, a small dragon, and a glowing compass over a dark city skyline during a winter adventure.

At the Founders’ Day Parade in the magical city of New London, a tombstone bearing Metty’s name spookily appears. It leads her to an eerie underground cathedral, home to the League of Shadows – a secret society that promises power and protection.


The Magician’s Nephew

Book cover for The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis, featuring an illustration of a boy and girl on a winter adventure riding a winged horse in flight.

On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into an unknown world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But when the song of a lion called Aslan is heard, a new land is created, which will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible…

Crow: Thief of Magic

Book cover for Crow: Thief of Magic by Fiona Dixon, depicting a person holding a glowing potion on a rooftop overlooking a winter adventure city beneath a magical sky.

Crow works for the leader of the criminal underworld, stealing from wealthy people. But when a routine job takes Crow to the home of a mysterious sorcerer, his whole life is turned upside down. He finds himself in a new role – as the sorcerer’s apprentice…

The Rambler’s Curse

Book cover for Rene & Glumfoot in The Ramblers’ Curse by Mikey Please, featuring a girl and a goblin standing before a large dragon during their winter adventure.


Humans, in Rene’s opinion, are monsters. And after Glumfoot discovers that humans have also been venturing into the enchanted world of Wandthorn Woods, threatening to disturb the lives of all of the creatures living there, he and Rene must uncover who the intruders are.

Alice with a Why

Book cover for Alice With a Why: Return to Wonderland by Anna James, featuring a cat, a mouse, and objects from Alice in Wonderland nestled within a floral arch overlaying book pages, perfect for a winter adventure.


Alyce has grown up listening to her grandma – the original Alice – telling tales of Wonderland. But when she’s whisked off to the magical world for a mysterious tea party, Alyce finds that the Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are at war. Can she help restore balance to this strange place?

Competition time!

A red starburst graphic labelled WIN! centred above seven children’s books arranged in two rows against a snowy, winter adventure background.

For your chance to WIN a copy of all eight books, enter the competition here!

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