A CHRISTMAS WELCOME - a illustrated Christmas Picture Book written by Jon Markes

'A Christmas Welcome' is the second of our children's Christmas story books, written by us a Cleggs under the pen name, Jon Markes and is a heartwarming Christmas story told through photographs of handmade felt characters.

When a family of mice are made homeless by the big diggers, they find themselves cold, tired and frightened in a corner of the barn. Then along comes Harold the cat... but he isn’t quite what they expected.

Harold the cat sends the mouse family to a shed full of clockmaker’s treasures, where the resident mice give them a home, beds and blankets. But when Daphne warns the newcomers about the ferocious cat in the barn, the children have some surprising news for her. Can the mice make Christmas Eve special for the one who helped them?

'A Christmas Welcome' is a gentle tale of kindness, trust and community, with a warm message about welcoming strangers, not judging by appearances and including those who are alone at Christmas.

Memorable characters include dapper Sidney, handyman Stan, Maurice the mole and sleepy Harvey the hedgehog.

The text is short and simple, with plenty of dialogue, ideal for reading aloud or for children beginning to read.

Perfect for

Bedtime stories in the run-up to Christmas;

Stocking fillers and Advent reading;

Teachers and parents looking for stories about kindness and welcome.

Author: Jon Markes

Photographs and illustrations: Jon Markes and Nicky Jones

Publisher: Cleggs Crafts and Stories

First published: 2024

Our first children's illustrated story book, 'Santa’s Trousers' is also available here.

'Santa's Trousers' is a Christmas Eve tale about a village waiting for Santa, and the mystery of who is wearing his trousers!

All characters and village settings are made by us at Cleggs Crafts and Stories.

Printed in clear font on dyslexia friendly grey paper.

Dimensions: 20.32 x 0.15 x 25.4 cm

No. of pages: 24

Gloss cover