The Queen's Present

By Author / Illustrator

Steve Antony

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781444925647

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

05-10-2017

Synopsis

A charmingly funny Christmas picture book, featuring the royal family, plus some of the world's best-known landmarks.

The Queen is off on a round-the-world tour in search of the perfect Christmas present. And she's not alone... Father Christmas is here to help!

Follow the Queen and Father Christmas on a whirlwind tour of some of the world's best-known landmarks. From the North Pole to the Sydney Opera House, via the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and more.

\"I absolutely adored this book... this is a story for all generations and a brilliant, British book to boot.\" Bookbag
\"A wonderful romp of a read.\" The Sun

Steve Antony is a Waterstones Prize shortlisted author, a Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and the creator of the much-loved Mr Panda books.

Collect all four books in The Queen Collection series: (each with a shiny foil cover!)
The Queen's Hat - Winner of the Evening Standard Oscar's Book Prize
The Queen's Handbag
The Queen's Present
The Queen's Lift-Off

Reviews

The Queen's Present is another triumph for Steve Antony. I am a huge fan of this range of books. And this third edition of the Queen's adventures is a fabulous Christmas story all about the Queen's trip around the world to find the perfect present for her grandchildren. As with all Steve Antony's books, his mixture of fantastic illustrations and wonderfully descriptive language captivated the readers and this book doesn't fail to impress. I love how he uses elves in this book as he does policeman in the other books to follow Father Christmas and the Queen around the world. As always the Queens butler is always somewhere on the scene and my son really enjoyed Trying to find him on every page. This book would be a great stocking filler this Christmas and if you've never read a Steve Antony book, do also look at the Queen's Handbag and the Queen's Hat. As for a book to use in school, The Queen's Present is a perfect addition to the round the world topics as each page has another of the wonderful world sites which could be explored and researched. I am so glad to have this new story as part of my collection. Picture book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Marie Berry, teacher.