[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-sarah-mcintyres-advent-calendar-2020":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Last year I bought a big Disney advent calendar at the supermarket when I discovered the insides were quite generic, just pretty numbered pockets with little books in them. I saved the little books, but I replaced them with my own, handmade little stories, and turned it into a Christmas gift for my co-author Philip Reeve and his family. Of course, since I gave it to them at Christmas, it had to be a \u003Ci>post-advent\u003C/i> calendar, to brighten the dark days after Christmas. But I was thinking it would be fun to bring it out again and revisit the silly little books, posting one a day from Dec 1st (or as many as I can). Here's what the calendar looks like when you open the big covers, with its little pockets for miniature books:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1015236_original-dff13b6477.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI painted over the cover with gesso, and drew my own design, then covered the edges with red bookbinding tape. Here's the front cover: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1015337_original-c42abf56b1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd the back cover: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1015645_original-b624baafb8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nStay tuned! In the meantime, if you're looking for Christmas prezzies, I have two new books out this year, \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/kevin-and-the-biscuit-bandit/\">Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit\u003C/a>\u003C/i> (with Philip) - roughly for ages 7 and up - and \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/dont-call-me-grumpycorn/\">Don't Call Me Grumpycorn\u003C/a>\u003C/i>, a picture book for all ages. Both books have lots of book-related free activities on my website (click the links) to keep readers busy for Boxing Day and beyond, when they've finished the books. And if you'd like to get signed bookplates, Page 45 have exclusive bookplates \u003Ca href=\"https://www.page45.com/store/Philip-Reeve-And-Sarah-McIntyre.html\">here\u003C/a>, Philip Reeve is offering additional \u003Ca href=\"https://philipreeveblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/bookplates-for-christmas.html\">Kevin bookplates here\u003C/a>, and I'm offering additional \u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.livejournal.com/861707.html\">Grumpycorn bookplates here\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1016032_original-9897577755.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nPlus, I have cards, prints and gift tags \u003Ca href=\"http://sarahmcintyre.bigcartel.com\">in my online shop\u003C/a>: besides Christmas cards, packs of cards make great gifts because they're flat, light, and ship easily. \\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://sarahmcintyre.bigcartel.com\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1016184_original-b6e39ea7e0.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>","2020-11-29T23:34:00.000Z","sarah-mcintyres-advent-calendar-2020",[],"Sarah McIntyre's Advent Calendar 2020",1776628730760]