The Christmas Carrolls

7+ Readers 9+ Readers Christmas Laugh out Loud

Author: Mel Taylor-Bessent

ISBN: 9780755503629

Publication date: 14th October 2021

Publisher: Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback

Pagination: 336 pages

About The Christmas Carrolls

Wish it could be Christmas every day?

Well, for nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family, it is! Living her merriest life in a house with year-round fairy lights and Christmas trees, a carol-singing toilet and a diva donkey who thinks he's a reindeer, home-schooled Holly tries to spread cheer wherever she goes. But when she goes to a new school with a singing Santa backpack and first day Christmas cards (during a heatwave in September!), she realises not everyone shares her enthusiasm for spreading cheer. In fact, when the neighbours try to remove the Carrolls from the street and Holly discovers a group of children that may not get a Christmas at all, her snowglobe world begins to crack.

Is the world's most Christmassy girl about to lose her Christmas spirit?

Reviews (3)

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Emily Welbourn - Age 10

I loved The Christmas Carrolls! This book sends the message that you should just be yourself. My favourite character was Holly. I liked it when she first spoke to Mr Bleurgh as it was really funny. I also really liked the idea of the cheer-o-meter and all of Holly (and her Dads) amazing inventions, especially the talking backpack! This book is really about the true meaning of Christmas. A fantastic, festive read. Loved it, highly recommended, five stars!

Lachlann Summers - Age 7

The Carrolls are a family that absolutely LOVE Christmas! They act like every day is Christmas.

One day the Carrolls move to a new house and start to make it as christmassy as they can. But when Holly starts at her new school the other kids think she is strange. This book is all about teaching people Christmas spirit and how they can show it 365 days a year.

I absolutely loved this book, it is funny, exciting, energetic and makes you really excited for Christmas. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves Christmas.

Alex Urban - Age 9

Holly Caroll, a nine-year-old girl, has been homeschooled all her life and when a perfect house for her family on sleigh ride Avenue goes for sale her parents both get jobs. With no time for homeschooling anymore they sent Holly to the local school but everybody, even her new friend Archer, thinks she can turn down Christmas. Will Holly lose all of her Christmas magic?
This book was a really interesting read. I enjoyed it very much and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Full of Christmas joy, this intriguing book has made me read it in just two days.