The First Christmas Jumper (and the Sheep Who Changed Everything)

The story of the very first Christmas jumper and the multi-coloured sheep that started it all!

There are two things you need to know about Hillary the sheep. One: unlike her typical white or brown friends, Hillary’s wool is all the colours of the rainbow. Two: she loves Christmas. She loves everything about it, especially Santa. When news gets out that Mr Claus himself is travelling across all of Ireland, looking for the perfect sheep’s wool to make a brand-new jumper, Hillary’s head begins to spin… Could her wool-dest dreams come true?

With back-chatting sheep, a jelly baby-obsessed farmer and a choir of Elvish Presley singing elves, this is a truly wild, laugh-out-loud adventure all about the creation of the very FIRST Christmas jumper.

“[…] a goofy comic history of the first Christmas jumper.” The Bookseller, Children’s Previews
“A joyous bundle of woolly wonderment.” The Book Sniffer
“[…] very fun festive filled book indeed!” Kelly Allen Writer
“Full of puns and jokes and with Judge’s distinctive illustrations, this is a sweet Christmassy stocking filler.” The Irish Independent
This is a charming story full of puns and laughter with large print and lots of illustrations to help newly developing readers The Week Junior, Christmas Bookstore

Ryan Tubridy has become one of Ireland’s leading and best-loved media personalities. He is best recognized as the current host of the world’s longest running chat show, The Late Late Toyshow. In 2017, he published his first picture book Patrick and the President, illustrated by P.J. Lynch, which was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. Find him on Instagram as @instatubridy.

Chris Judge is an artist and illustrator who lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. His first picture book, The Lonely Beast, won the 2011 Irish Children’s Book of the Year Award, and was followed by The Brave Beast and The Snow Beast. He has also collaborated with comedian David O’Doherty on the Danger is Everywhere series. You can find Chris online at chrisjudge.com.

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