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Christmas Gifts
The Fairy Bell Sisters all love Christmas.
And this year it looks like they will be welcoming a very special visitor for the festivities …
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2014
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Text copyright © Margaret McNamara 2014
Illustrations copyright © Erica-Jane Waters 2014
Cover illustration © Erica-Jane Waters, 2014
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Source ISBN: 9780007523269
Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780007523276
Version: 2014-09-25
For Becky, who loves Christmas
Contents
How to Make Fairy Bell Holiday Punch
Other Fairy Bell Sisters stories
“This Christmas will be the perfect Christmas,” said Lily Bell one sparkling December morning. “I’ll have so many presents!”
The Fairy Bell sisters were lying on the hearth rug before a roaring fire in the great room of their fairy house. It was a blindingly sun-filled morning with fresh snow sparkling on every rooftop of the fairy village.
“Only ten more days until Christmas,” said Silver Bell. She was stroking a tiny kitten that was curled up in the crook of her arm. “We don’t know if we can wait any longer than that, do we, Ginger?” she said. Ginger purred.
“Well, you won’t have to,” said Clara. “Christmas is coming whether we’ll be ready or not.”
“I’m ready now,” said Lily.
“We’ll be patient, won’t we, Squeakie?” said Rosie Bell. She rubbed Squeak’s tummy.
“O-bee!” said Squeak.
“Why not, Squeak? Why won’t you be patient?” said Rosie. Squeak rolled over and rubbed her back on the side of her cot. “I don’t know what’s the matter with Squeak. She hasn’t been at all herself lately.”
“Maybe