Have you ever wondered where Christmas crackers really come from? You're about to find out.... It's Christmas Day and George and Georgina are curious about Christmas crackers. What are they? Why do we pull them at Christmas dinner? Why do they always have a toy, a paper crown and a bad joke inside them? And why do they make a loud popping sound? So Granny tells a story. A story about Timothy and Tiberius Twinkle and their son, Charlie-Basil. A long time ago, the evil witch Murmur hatched a fiendish plan to rid East Pudding of the Twinkles. A plan that would lead to the creation of the first...

Do you know where Christmas trees come from? You're about to find out... It's Christmas Eve and George and Georgina are curious about Christmas trees. Why do we put them up at Christmas? Why do we cover them in fairy lights? Why do we put fairies on the top? And why do we put presents under them? So Granny sits them down and tells them a story. A long time ago, Mumble the wizard decided to visit Troglup, Dragon Queen of the island of Crumple Dimples. There he recruited a team of Witch Watchers to spy on his greatest enemy, Murmur. What he didn't count on was Murmur having spies of her own......

Do you know what Christmas truly is? You're about to find out. It's Christmas Eve and George and Georgina are curious about the true meaning of Christmas. What is it? Why do we celebrate it? And why do we give and receive presents? So Granny tells them her final story. A long time ago, Mary, Maz and Chris - three sisters from West Pudding - climbed the Sky Tree and encountered the Lady of the Skies, a magical creature harbouring a sad secret. Her secret led the sisters to discover a forgotten village of the other side of the woods. A village that was poor, starving and suffering. A village...

Written for principals and assistant principals to read and reflect on together, this book describes the most common challenges facing today’s assistant principals – and provides practical solutions. Authors Carole Goodman and Christopher Berry examine how principals and assistant principals can develop the kinds of relationships that serve to meet the needs of students, staff, and parents. Contents include: The Difference between the Principal’s Job and the Assistant Principal’s Job, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Students Need, The Assistant Principal Role: What the Staff...