{"product_id":"9780702344176","title":"Barry Saves Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Mangan, Stephen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/10\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780702344176,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \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\u003eMore Praise 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime' Good Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimagination' Edith Bowman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen 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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55899235385717,"sku":"9780702344176","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780702344176_e3628a84-7dd1-44df-b5a7-4b80d9778302.jpg?v=1759665815","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780702344176","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}