Around the World with Santa
Santa chooses your child as his helper for one Christmas Eve. They fly around the world and join real traditions: carols by candlelight in Australia, star lanterns in the Philippines, meghli in Lebanon, the Christmas book flood in Iceland and a piñata in Mexico. Your child is in every picture, with a real fact on every page.
- Ten real Christmas traditions, from Lapland to Mexico, with a “Did you know?” fact on every page
- Their name on every page, in Arabic and English, French or Spanish
- Painted into every picture to look like them: from your photo, or skin tone, hairstyle or hijab, hair colour, glasses
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The story
On Christmas Eve, Santa knocks at your child's window: this year, they are his helper. Together they follow the night around the world and join a real Christmas tradition at every stop: the lucky almond in Lapland, carols by candlelight in Melbourne, strawberry Christmas cake in Tokyo, star lanterns in the Philippines, a Christmas market in Dubai, meghli in Byblos, the Christmas Eve bell in Dresden, the Christmas book flood in Iceland, a secret friend in Rio and a piñata in Mexico. They are home before morning, and a present is waiting.
Is it true?
Santa's sleigh ride is make-believe, but every tradition, place and fact in it is real and checked. At the back: how to say Merry Christmas in ten countries, a few new words, and a Santa's Official Helper certificate in your child's name.
Ages
Written for 3 to 8 year olds: a cosy Christmas Eve story to read aloud, full of real things to discover as they grow.
Size & quality
Square hardcover, 21 × 21 cm, with a matte cover and 32 pages of thick 200gsm gloss paper. Printed one copy at a time, just for your child.
Delivery
Printed just for your child and sent with tracking: about 7–10 days to the UAE, usually 10–14 days to other countries. We deliver worldwide, and delivery is free on orders over $100.
Languages
Arabic with English, French or Spanish (or any two of them), both on every page. The Arabic is written for a boy or a girl, so it always reads naturally.
They fly with Santa on every page




Painted to look like them
Painted from your photo, or pick boy or girl, four skin tones, nine hairstyles or a hijab, five hair colours, with or without glasses.

ثمّ تابعا إلى الفلبّين، حيث يبدأ الميلاد باكرًا: فأغاني الميلاد تُذاع على الراديو منذ أيلول (سبتمبر)!
كانت كلّ نافذةٍ تتوهّج بفانوس «بارول»، وهو فانوسٌ على شكل نجمة، مصنوعٌ من الخيزران والورق. وفي مدينة سان فرناندو، ترتفع الفوانيس العملاقة بارتفاع بيت، وتتلألأ بآلاف الأضواء.
وعند منتصف الليل، تجتمع العائلات حول عشاء الميلاد الكبير، واسمه «نوتشي بوينا».
علّقي النجمة في النافذة يا تالين!
Then on to the Philippines, where Christmas starts early: Christmas songs play on the radio from September!
Every window glowed with a parol, a star lantern made of bamboo and paper. In San Fernando, the giant lanterns are as tall as a house and twinkle with thousands of lights.
At midnight, families sit down to a big Christmas Eve feast called Noche Buena.
Hang the star in the window, Taleen!
كلمة «بارول» مأخوذة من «فارول»، وهي كلمة إسبانيّة تعني «فانوس».
Parol comes from farol, the Spanish word for “lantern”.
A real tradition on every page
Candles in Melbourne, star lanterns in the Philippines, meghli in Byblos, a piñata in Mexico: every tradition is real, with a “Did you know?” fact on every spread.

Their name on every page
Santa talks to them all the way: “Zip up your jacket, Taleen. Let’s go!”

ثمّ اتّجها غربًا إلى دبيّ، في الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة. كان الليل لطيفًا منعشًا، ولا حاجة إلى قبّعة.
في مراكز التسوّق، تلألأت أشجار ميلادٍ عملاقة. وقرب القنوات والبراجيل، توهّج سوق الميلاد، وفيه بيوتٌ من خبز الزنجبيل، ودوّامة خيل، وقواربُ خشبيّة صغيرة اسمها «العَبْرات».
ولوّح أطفالٌ من كلّ أنحاء العالم: «ميري كريسماس!» «جواييه نويل!» «ميلاد مجيد!»
اصعدي إلى العَبْرة يا تالين!
Then west to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The night was cool and soft: no hat needed.
In the malls, giant Christmas trees sparkled. By the canals and wind towers, a Christmas market glowed, with gingerbread houses, a carousel and little wooden boats called abras.
Children from all over the world waved: “Merry Christmas!” “Joyeux Noël!” “Milad majid!”
Climb aboard the abra, Taleen!
يعيش في الإمارات أناسٌ من أكثر من ٢٠٠ جنسيّة، ولذلك تُسمع في الميلاد عبارة «ميلاد مجيد» بلغاتٍ كثيرة.
People of more than 200 nationalities live in the UAE, so at Christmas you can hear “Merry Christmas” in many languages.
Two languages on every page
Arabic with English, French or Spanish, so the whole family can read it together.
طارت تالين حول العالم مع بابا نويل في ليلة الميلاد، فوجدت لوزة الحظّ في لابلاند، وغنّت على ضوء الشموع في أستراليا، وعلّقت فانوس النجمة في الفلبّين، وقرعت الجرس في ألمانيا، وكسرت البينياتا في المكسيك.
Taleen flew around the world with Santa on Christmas Eve, found the lucky almond in Lapland, sang by candlelight in Australia, hung a star lantern in the Philippines, rang the bell in Germany and broke the piñata in Mexico.
A Santa’s Official Helper certificate
After the story, a certificate in your child's name: the lucky almond they found, the bell they rang, the piñata they broke.
- FinlandHyvää joulua! Santa is called Joulupukki, the “Christmas goat”, and many families go to the sauna at Christmas.
- AustraliaMerry Christmas! On Christmas Day, many families head to the beach for a picnic, a swim and a plate of prawns.
- JapanMerii Kurisumasu! From November, cities glow with winter light shows called illuminations.
- PhilippinesMaligayang Pasko! Christmas songs play from September, so the season lasts about four months.
- LebanonMilad majid! In early December, children sprout wheat and lentils on wet cotton, to set beneath the Christmas tree.
- EthiopiaMelkam Gena! Christmas, called Gena, comes on 7 January, as it does for many families in Egypt. Many people dress in white.
- GermanyFrohe Weihnachten! On the night of 5 December, children put a boot outside the door, and in the morning it’s full of sweets.
- IcelandGleðileg jól! After Christmas, the Yule Lads go home one by one. The last one leaves on 6 January.
- BrazilFeliz Natal! Panettone, a sweet bread from Italy, is a favourite Christmas treat.
- Mexico¡Feliz Navidad! On 6 January, Three Kings’ Day, families share a ring-shaped sweet bread with a tiny doll hidden inside.
A timeline of their life
At the back: how to say Merry Christmas in ten countries, from Finland to Ethiopia, and words to know: sleigh, parol, piñata…
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