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Matilda Rose, Author
Tim Budgen, Illustrator
Series: The Magic Pet Shop Stories
Imprint: Orchard Books
Publication date: October 8, 2026
Category: General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781408374238
At the Magic Pet Shop, adorable magical animals need help! Luckily, Princess Ava and Pugicorn are always ready to lend a hand.
It’s Christmas Eve, and The Magic Pet Shop is closed for a festive holiday party. But the fun and games will have to wait when someone jolly calls in with an animal emergency!
Santa needs their help with a hurt reindeer, and Princess Ava and Pugicorn are ready to get to his workshop as fast as they can! But when a cheeky baby dragon sneaks his way onto their adventure, the journey there could take longer than they thought . . .
Will they make it to the North Pole on time, or will Christmas be cancelled?
PUGICORN’S CHRISTMAS DRAGON is the next book in the enchanting new series of chapter books from the creators of The Magic Pet Shop picture books. With accessible text and adorable illustrations throughout, this is perfect for newly independent and developing readers.
Discover more books in The Magic Pet Shop Stories series:
Pugicorn to the Rescue
Pugicorn’s Sleepover Surprise
Pugicorn’s Snowy Friend
Pugicorn Saves the Show
Pugicorn’s Mermaid Mystery
Pugicorn’s Christmas Dragon
Matilda Rose is the author of The Magic Pet Shop series – Pugicorn, La-La-Llama, Kitticorn and more fun-filled adventures set in a fairy tale world and featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best and being yourself, The Magic Pet Shop books combine sparkle, fun and heart!
Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and Art teacher. He’s illustrated Pugicorn and the Magic Pet Shop series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring and many more amazing children’s books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other! He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife Julia.