Today I am delighted to feature a book spotlight on the first book by a young, talented writer, Annabelle Joun-Ligali. It is a lovely festive read: Lost in Christmas Wonderland. You can also enter her giveaway to win a Marchmallow cake- yum!
When ten-year-old Bella Matthews and her mum, Isabel, visit
Granny Sylta in the snowy village of Lakersfield for Christmas, it turns out
there is more in store than just Christmas cake and a ton of presents.
When she arrives, she
meets her cousin Rita and a boy called Tommy for the first time, and catches up
with her friend Iris again too. Together they discover an exciting attraction
is in town: A giant Christmas Wonderland Theme Park. They are dazzled by
hundreds of decorated Christmas trees, a Musical Nativity, a Santa Parade, an
Upside Down House, and many more attractions.
But Bella ends up having an unexpected adventure of her own
as she dances with pot-bellied Santas, discovers a palace made entirely out of
glass, wanders into an intriguing puzzle room, and treks for miles to find
shelter on a snowy night.
Can Bella find her way back to Granny Sylta’s house in time
for Christmas dinner?
Lost in Christmas Wonderland is a story about courage,
kindness, friendship, the importance of family, and the magic of Christmas.
Book links: Amazon UK
About the Author
Annabelle is nine years old and lives in London. The
inspiration for her book came after she visited Winter Wonderland in London’s
Hyde Park in November 2019 with her mum, dad, little brother Andre, and Granny
Sylta.
It was here she first saw an Upside Down House and had heaps
of fun filming and visiting all of the rooms. Annabelle was so fascinated that
she decided to vlog about it on her Youtube channel. Click here to watch the
video.
Shortly after her visit, she thought how fun it would be to
write a
story about a girl who visits a Christmas theme park with some friends
and goes on a little adventure.
Outside of school, Annabelle enjoys playing with her
brother, vlogging about books she’s read, and places she’s visited. She also
likes making up dance routines to songs that are trending on Tiktok. When she
wants to have a giggle, she plays Guess Who with her mum.
Her favourite authors are Alesha Dixon, Trish Cooke, David
Walliams, and Ben Miller. She also likes reading magazines like First News For
Kids and Cocoa Girl. This is Annabelle’s first book, and she hopes you like it.
Links Instagram | Website
Giveaway (UK only)
LOST IN CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND PUBLICATION DAY GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate the release of Lost in Christmas Wonderland,
Annabelle is giving away a marshmallow cake. In her book, the family makes a
huge fuss over granny’s Christmas marshmallow cake that she makes every year.
In one chapter, granny Sylta asks Rita to buy a bag of marshmallows at the
Christmas Wonderland theme park, and throughout the book there’s always a
mention of this delightful cake. Annabelle has decided to give one person the
chance to win a marshmallow cake to enjoy!
There’s also a second prize, you can win a box of candy
canes.
Here’s what you need to do to enter.
1) Follow Annabelle on her Instagram page at
@annabellepresents
2) Find this picture of the marshmallow cake and leave a
comment. Tell her what your favourite theme park ride is, or used to be, or
just anything you enjoy about visiting a theme park, and that’s it.
The giveaway closes on the 8th of December at midnight.
Winners announced at random on Annabelle’s Instagram page @annabellepresents
This competition is open to UK residents only.
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