{"product_id":"barrie-saves-christmas","title":"Stephen Mangan: Barrie Saves Christmas [2026]","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festive\u003cbr\u003e      adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented\u003cbr\u003e      artist Anita Mangan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festive\u003cbr\u003e      adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      artist Anita Mangan.\u003cbr\u003e      Barrie is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and farting\u003cbr\u003e      in front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missions\u003cbr\u003e      through high winds, driving snow and avalanches. On Christmas Eve,\u003cbr\u003e      his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secret network of underground\u003cbr\u003e      tunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes - and there's\u003cbr\u003e      an extra special twist! The tunnels are designed for squirrels\u003cbr\u003e      to transport presents from Father Christmas' workshop in the North\u003cbr\u003e      Pole to all the children of the world. When a mysterious elf\u003cbr\u003e      seems set on sabotaging the tunnels, the kids and Barrie must stop\u003cbr\u003e      him and SAVE CHRISTMAS!\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on The\u003cbr\u003e      Night Before Christmas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      From the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed the\u003cbr\u003e      World and The Day I Fell Down the Toilet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      More Praise for Stephen \u0026amp; Anita's books:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius\"\u003cbr\u003e      Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same\u003cbr\u003e      time\" Good Housekeeping \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the\u003cbr\u003e      imagination\" Edith Bowman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actor\u003cbr\u003e      and presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as Green\u003cbr\u003e      Wing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Split\u003cbr\u003e      and regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scrooge\u003cbr\u003e      in The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portrait\u003cbr\u003e      and Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Password\u003cbr\u003e      and The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenter\u003cbr\u003e      on Pointless and Have I Got News for You.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator and\u003cbr\u003e      designer whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. She\u003cbr\u003e      worked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.\u003cbr\u003e      Since then, she has worked on award-winning books and\u003cbr\u003e      the bestselling \"Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo...\" series\u003cbr\u003e      - as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Stephen and Anita have appeared together on  Celebrity Gogglebox","brand":"Mangan, Stephen \u0026 Mangan, Anita","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54970546192723,"sku":"9780702344169","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mangan-stephen-mangan-anita-stephen-mangan-barrie-saves-christmas-2026-9780702344169-1259182150.jpg?v=1789705929","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/barrie-saves-christmas","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}