A lovely, jolly adventure book,full of amusing and emotional scenes.

A young boy called Nickolas is having a hard time as he is poor and lives  in a tiny cottage in the middle of nowhere. His father gets offered a job and him getting this is the beginning of how Nickolas became Father Christmas

Matt Haig has cleverly added some unimaginable scenes such as when a pixie blew up a trolls head.Then there are also some sad scenes for example when Nickolas is left with his aunt.Personally I think think this book is bound to entertain you with its tense scenes and unfamiliar action. I really liked one of the most tense scenes when Nickolas is freeing a elf and the men with him start to fire arrows. Along side this action there are more serious parts of the book such as a kidnapping scenes and a death.

I recommend this book to age 9-11 year olds and even more to people who like Christmas because this is the story of how Father Christmas became Father Christmas and the book is full of impossible things.