A celebration of the meaning of Christmas with adorable Australian animal characters, Barney Gumnut and Friends, from the publishing house that brought you Ruby Red Shoes!

Christmas means ...

celebrating with friends,

swimming in the creek

and eating watermelon!

Join Barney Gumnut and his friends as they share what Christmas means to them while having a festive adventure in Scribbly Gum Forest. Look out for the shooting star!

A gentle and heartfelt tale about the meaning of Christmas, with adorable Australian animals from bestselling creator Tamsin Ainslie.

Details

ISBN13: 9781460759721
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 32
Edition:
Publication Date: 26 Aug 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publication City, Country: New South Wales, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 22.7(H)x35.2(L)x1(W)438
Weight (gm): 438

Author Biography

Tamsin Ainslie is an illustrator living in Murwillumbah, Northern New South Wales, on a rambling, messy farm with her family and three dogs, two horses and an array of chickens and ducks that provide never-ending inspiration for drawing. She has illustrated more than fifty books, including In My Garden (with Kate Mayes), Count My Kisses, Little One and Count My Christmas Kisses (with Ruthie May). The Sisters Saint-Claire (with Carlie Gibson), Collecting Sunshine (with Rachel Flynn), Sometimes Cake (with Edwina Wyatt), Grumble Boats (with Susannah McFarlane) and Can We Lick the Spoon Now? (with Carol Goess) have all been CBCA Notable Books, with Can We Lick the Spoon Now? also winning the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award for Young Children. Her paintings and drawings are held in collections all over the world.

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