Presented with child-friendly characters, heartwarming stories, superb art and laugh-aloud fun, this Christmas kaleidoscope of books will be cherished and read again and again.

The Christmas Song by Celia and Orison Carlile (Amazon; €4.80) This is a charming offering from a Fermoy-based writing team which sees young Emily so overcome by Christmas anticipation that she just cannot settle down and go to sleep.

NO, Baby, No!, by Grace Nichols (Bloomsbury; €8.35) is the story of a baby’s frustration when his adventurousness is thwarted by his family.