{"product_id":"9780702344169","title":"Barrie Saves Christmas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Stephen Mangan \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 | 200g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eartist Anita Mangan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrie is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and farting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missions through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehigh winds, driving snow and avalanches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas Eve, his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secret\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enetwork of underground tunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- and there's an extra special twist! The tunnels are designed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor squirrels to transport presents from Father Christmas' workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the North Pole to all the children of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious elf seems set on sabotaging the tunnels, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekids and Barrie must stop him and SAVE CHRISTMAS!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNight Before Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld and The Day I Fell Down the Toilet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Stephen \u0026amp; Anita's books:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Brilliant, clever, kind of genius'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Norton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Bowman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Split\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scrooge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portrait\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Password\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon Pointless and Have I Got News for You.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Mangan is a successful illustrator and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. She\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, she has worked on award-winning books and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe bestselling 'Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo...' series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen and Anita have appeared together on  Celebrity Gogglebox\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507675865463,"sku":"9780702344169","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780702344169.jpg?v=1790954253","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780702344169","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}