Is young Will a thief? Is young Tom playing tricks? Why are Tom’s parents angry with the cook and the haughty servant? Why do the elves, gnomes and pixies visit Tom’s grand house and Will’s humble cottage on Christmas Eve?
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Is young Will a thief? Is young Tom playing tricks? Why are Tom’s parents angry with the cook and the haughty servant? Why do the elves, gnomes and pixies visit Tom’s grand house and Will’s humble cottage on Christmas Eve?
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Is young Will a thief? Is young Tom playing tricks? Why are Tom's parents angry with the cook and the haughty servant? Why do the elves, gnomes and pixies visit Tom's grand house and Will's humble cottage on Christmas Eve? Tom's Drum provides answers to these questions. It also paints a lively picture of Britain during the early reign of Queen Victoria: when the rich and the poor, the masters and the servants, were expected to know their places. A story of music and magic, families and friendship, Tom's Drum begins and ends with Christmas, but is guaranteed to entertain young readers at any time of the year. And as this is a fairy tale, someone is sure to have a happy ending: but who will it be?
About the Author
Following an award-winning singing career, Clare Graydon-James turned to writing. Her many plays, musicals and songs, have been performed in diverse settings: such as the Purcell Room, the Worcester Festival, the Rochester Dickens Festival, Upnor Castle; on national radio and in schools and community venues throughout the UK. Clare's literary heroes include Shakespeare, Dickens, FW. Harvey, Sondheim and Ira Gershwin. Tom's Drum - like other children's stories - was inspired by Clare's treasured memories of childhood Christmases in Newcastle upon Tyne. Mother of two and proud grandmother, Clare lives with her husband, in Staffordshire.
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