Author Paul publishes his first book

A West Bromwich author has published his first book – a tale of what happened when Santa decided to retire!

Paul Rogers, who works at Shireland Hall Primary School in Smethwick, has written A Christmas Without Santa.

Paul’s book tells the story of Santa disappearing – because he’s upset he didn’t receive any thank you letters last Christmas.

Christmas without Santa? Impossible! But Santa has disappeared. No-one has seen him exercising his reindeer or meeting children in department stores. Santa has just vanished. There is mass panic – for there can be no Christmas without Santa. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Santa – upset at not having received any ‘thank-you’ letters last Christmas – has decided to retire. Convinced that the world no longer needs him, Santa has set out to find a new life for himself and Mrs Claus. The question is – can anyone find Santa? What is he doing? And what, if anything, will persuade him to come out of retirement? Or – is this really the end of Christmas?

– A Christmas Without Santa by Paul Rogers

And Paul is also holding his very first book reading!

You can meet Paul and hear him reading his book at Central Library in West Bromwich on Saturday 17 December from 11am to 2pm.

Plus get in the Christmas spirit with some free crafts and fun activities, and ask Paul a question about his book.

Congratulations Paul!