The Anzac billy / Soldiers Christmas World War, 1914-1918

Saxby, Claire,

The Anzac billy / Claire Saxby ; Mark Jackson & Heather Potter. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all his father’s favourite things, added to by mum and grandma, even though he realises there is no way that the billy can actually go to a particular soldier.

Ages 5+

9781925126815 (hardback)


Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps --Juvenile fiction.


Soldiers--Juvenile fiction.
Christmas--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, New Zealand--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian--Juvenile fiction.


Picture books.

A823.4