A collection of short stories from a stellar line-up of Irish authors and
illustrators, edited by bestselling author Sarah Webb. The anthology is
completed by a final winter-themed tale from the winner of HarperCollins
competition for young writers, which will be illustrated by Irish Childrens
Laureate, Niamh Sharkey.

12 wintry tales of wonder, from the funny to the ghostly, from the heartfelt
to the action-packed there is something here for everyone to love

Written by some of the most outstanding talents in childrens fiction today,
including Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Derek Landy and John Boyne, and with
stunning illustrations from the likes of PJ Lynch, Chris Haughton and Niamh
Sharkey, to name but a few. This is a gorgeous hardback that no family
bookshelf should be without.

All profits go to Fighting Words the Irish Story Centre in support of
Creative Writing for Children and Adults.

Fighting Words was inspired by Dave Eggers 826 Valencia project in the USA,
as have been creative writing centres all over the world since then, including
Milan, Stockholm, London, Barcelona and Sydney. All of these creative writing
centres are informally linked together they communicate regularly, sharing
ideas and experience.