Father Christmas's Fake Beard
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Mark Beech |
| Cover artist | Mark Beech |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Children’s Stories |
Release number | 3 |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2017-10-05 |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-0-857-53550-4 First edition |
| Preceded by | The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner |
| Followed by | The Time-travelling Caveman |
Blurb
Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different?
Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey.
How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store, or was even arrested for burglary!?
Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again.
Contents
Dedication by Rob Wilkins.
The stories:
- “Father Christmas's Fake Beard”
- “The Blackbury Pie”
- “Prod-Ye-A'Diddle Oh!”
- “A Very Short Ice Age”
- “The Computer Who Wrote to Father Christmas”
- “Good King Wences-lost”
- “The Weatherchick”
- “Judgement Day for Father Christmas”
- “The Abominable Snow-baby”
- “The Twelve Gifts of Christmas”
- “Father Christmas Goes to Work at the Zoo”
Excerpt from Truckers.
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing the book as a whole. See pages for individual pieces for episodes about them.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | Pratchat | “This Christmas Goes to Eleven” | pratchatpodcast.com |
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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To be added.
External links
- Father Christmas's Fake Beard at the L-Space Wiki
- Father Christmas's Fake Beard on Wikipedia