The Merry Mrs Mistle

Have you ever wondered where mistletoe really comes from? You're about to find out....

It's Christmas Eve and George and Georgina are curious about mistletoe. What is it? Why do we hang it above our doorways at Christmas? And why do we kiss under it? So Granny sits them down and tells a story. A story about a half-human, half-plant lady called Mrs Mistle. A long time ago, on Christmas Eve, Mrs Mistle went to pick some holly berries for her Jolly Holly Pudding. Little did she know that the evil witch Murmur had some nasty surprises in store for her....

The East Pudding Chronicles: The Merry Mrs Mistle is the second in a series of five books about where Christmas traditions came from. Join George and Georgina and step into a whole new world of wizards, fairies, elves and monsters - and discover the secrets of Christmas.