As readers of the Josh and Hayley stories
we are used to these adventures taking
place just before Christmas time, usually
because Obediah Bigwig, a nasty little elf,
sometimes assisted by his Auntie Muriel,
uses this time of year to inflict maximum
damage at Christmasland and to try to get
rid of Santa Claus.
This adventure, ‘Josh the snow dome and
the mystery of Bide-a-Wee’ takes place at
Easter which is why Josh was surprised to
see the snow dome flashing on and off in
the middle of Easter Sunday night. Santa
Claus uses the snow dome like a hot line
to tell Josh that he and his sister Hayley
are wanted urgently at Christmasland.
This time the crisis isn’t at Christmasland,
it is at Bide-a-Wee, the Christmasland
retirement home in Torquay where the
retired elves and pixies go to live a long
and happy retirement after devoting their
working lives to Santa Claus and
Christmasland.