Lucy Banks, a mum-of-two from Devon, won Amazon’s A New Night Before Christmas writing competition with her entry about a slug living under a family’s floorboards who assumes Christmas is not for him, until he comes face to face with Father Christmas.
Selected from almost 1,000 entries, Sol the Slug’s Night Before Christmas is a heart-warming and unique Christmas story for all the family to enjoy about acceptance, inclusion and one creature’s late night festive adventure. Amazon has made Banks’ story, beautifully illustrated by artist Aless Baylis as part of the prize, available to a potential worldwide audience of millions in the hope that the tale will become an instant Christmas Eve classic for this aspiring author.
About the story:
Sol sludged to the table, saw the sweets piled up high.
“They look very tasty, but not for this guy.”
Christmas isn’t for slugs. Or at least, that’s what Sol (a very slimy slug) thinks. On Christmas Eve, he slips out on an adventure, leaving a sparkling trail as he goes.
Sol meets a very special visitor and learns why he’s the perfect creature to have around at Christmas. In fact, he soon discovers it’s the most magical time of the year for everyone… even tiny, squidgy, slime-coated creatures like him.
Selected from almost 1,000 entries, Sol the Slug’s Night Before Christmas is a heart-warming and unique Christmas story for all the family to enjoy about acceptance, inclusion and one creature’s late night festive adventure. Amazon has made Banks’ story, beautifully illustrated by artist Aless Baylis as part of the prize, available to a potential worldwide audience of millions in the hope that the tale will become an instant Christmas Eve classic for this aspiring author.
About the story:
Sol sludged to the table, saw the sweets piled up high.
“They look very tasty, but not for this guy.”
Christmas isn’t for slugs. Or at least, that’s what Sol (a very slimy slug) thinks. On Christmas Eve, he slips out on an adventure, leaving a sparkling trail as he goes.
Sol meets a very special visitor and learns why he’s the perfect creature to have around at Christmas. In fact, he soon discovers it’s the most magical time of the year for everyone… even tiny, squidgy, slime-coated creatures like him.
