Yikes Santa Claws

It was Christmas Eve and the dino-tots were tucked up in bed dreaming of Christmas magic . . . But where were the jolly jingle bells? The hearty “Ho! Ho! Ho!”? And who was this green scaly creature stomping through the snow? YIKES, It's Santa-CLAWS and he's causing chaos. Can ANYONE stop him and save the day? Find out in this crazy Christmas caper. Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.

Will Christmas ever be the same again? Gabriela Harding’s debut children’s novel, Santa Claws, is set in the London suburbs and the wilderness of the High Arctic. It is a Christmas adventure narrated by Honey, who presents readers with festive terrors and an evil Santa. It’s Christmas Eve and Honey is home alone. Well, alone if she doesn’t count the boring company of her little brother, Teddy, and her grandmother, who is a little too fond of sherry. She doesn’t think Christmas can get any worse. But when Honey and Teddy are brutally kidnapped from their own home, this festive season soon becomes the worst Christmas ever... After waking up in a freezing land of horrors, they are forced into hard labour in a factory of nasty toys amidst evil dwarves and the evil Santa Claws. Honey and her brother fear for their lives in a world of child-eating dogs, murderous chefs and secret passages dripping with all things icky. Worse still, Santa Claws turns out to be a cannibal with a very special dish in mind for the New Year’s celebrations: his own brother, the real Santa Claus. Can Honey and Teddy save Santa from the cooking pot and free themselves from a life of whip-cracking dwarves and slave labour? Santa Claws is aimed at children between 11-14 who enjoy mystery and fantasy fiction with traces of dark humour.

Kurtiss Branta is the Sand Dragon spy for the king and queen of Iceberg Kingdom, a cold, tundra-like area of land much like the North Pole. The citizens know him as the tough, never-back-down, trust-no-one type of dragon. Which could very well be why he's the royal spy. He's stopped many terrorists, prevented wars, and kept the kingdom running smoothly with no fighting or misbehaving in any violent way. So when he successfully captured a group of three Fire Dragon terrorists, he took them to the law with pride and never gave them any thought of compassion. But little did he know that this year, his heart was going to change more than he ever thought possible. You see, Wintfes, the annual winter festival to celebrate the Coldest of Days, was never his thing. It made no sense to him why the Ice Dragons chose to celebrate the freezing weather, give out presents, spread unconditional love, and decorate a large pine tree full of colorful lights. Why should he care about it when he could just continue his life and scoff it away completely? But after he fights with a young Ice Dragon named Holly, the queen punishes him by assigning him a present giving task. He gives the festival more thought and apologizes to Holly for his outlandish behaviour. But an evil arises as the three terrorists escape. Ramrage, the leader of the group, skillfully causes him to betray the kingdom entirely and almost ruin Wintfes for all of Iceberg Kingdom. Will Kurtiss be able to stop the terrorists, change his heart, and become a gentle present-giver all before Wintfes is over? Or will his new adventure put him through the test, and prove that his kind heart may not exist at all?

The unthinkable has happened to Victoria Fox! While she works to solve the latest mystery, the weather in Belle's Cove is not cooperating. It's snowing in July when it should be sweltering hot! Is Victoria's latest mystery related to the strange weather? Who knows? But she might just have to don some snowy apparel and decorate a Christmas tree to find out. KEYWORDS: cozy mystery book, paranormal cozy murder mystery series, paranormal cozy murder mystery book, paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery book, cozy murder mystery series, cozy murder mystery book, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery book, cat, cat familiar, talking cat mystery, mystery book, murder mystery book, mystery series, murder mystery series, paranormal cozy murder mystery, cozy murder mystery, murder mystery, witch, witches, ghost, vampires, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, supernatural, paranormal mystery, ghost stories, science fiction and fantasy, humor, single woman, contemporary woman, funny mystery, humor, beach town, small town mystery, action and adventure, magic, grimoire, spells, spell craft, spell work, coven, magick, majick, magical, friendship, romantic subplot, small town romance, witchy romance, witch mystery, magical mystery, fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, strong female characters, time-travel mystery, locked room mystery, Maddy Savanna, Victoria Fox, Witchy Business Mysteries, Vrooms, Brooms, and Heirlooms, Hisses, Hearses, and Curses, Purrs, Chauffeurs, and Saboteurs, Corvettes, Amulets, and Suspects, Paws, Laws, and Santa Claws Other readers of this book enjoyed books by: Renee George, Yasmine Galenorn, Patti Larsen, K.J. Emerick, S.J. Wells, Sam Cheever, Christine Pope, Kate Krake, Dakota Cassidy, Debra Dunbar, Christie Marquess, J.J. Justice, Lucy May, Morgana Best, Cate Martin, Cate Lawley, Kirsten Weiss, Elise Sax, Emery Belle, Rhonda Hopkins, Dionne Lister, Colleen Cross, Michelle M. Pillow, London Lovett, Jessica Arden, Carly Winter, Heather Silvio, Melissa Erin Jackson, Stephanie Damore, Nyx Halliwell, Jordaina Sydney Robinson, Andris Bear, Mandy M. Roth, Molly Fitz, T. Thorn Coyle, Kristen Painter, Angela M. Sanders

When his unusual Great-aunt Mab comes to visit sixth grader Kyle at Christmastime, her stay brings nightmares, vicious attacks from her cat, a nasty and scary Santa with claws, and rat elves.

Mack and Zack are getting ready for Christmashanging up their smelly socks and blistertoe, decorating their dead pine tree, making poisonberry pies. Here in the rollicking rhyme of Laura Leuck and the gruesomely silly illustrations of Gris Grimly, is a truly memorable Christmas tale. Mack and Zack may be monsters, but their excitement is the same as that of children the world around. Come join the celebrations in Monster Town!

A children's Christmas story, for parents to read aloud. In this story about kindness, a helpless kitten finds a home.