Reading age 6-10 years a sophisticated picture book. A yong girl is reluctantly waiting at the airport for a distant aunt to arrive. She discovers that the aunt is carrying a special gift from the past. During the First World War, soldiers and nurses were given a very special Christmas present from the Princess Mary - a precious box containing sweets or tobacco as the Royal Family's thanks for the hardships they were undertaking.

Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Honour Award 2007. Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Picture Book 2007.

Paperback
20-02-2006
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
9781869437442
250 x 230 mm
32