Mark Sperring studied at Bath Academy of Art and Camberwell College of Art before working as a printer and a bookseller, and later becoming a children's book author. He has written numerous best-selling picture books. Mark lives in Bristol.

Sophie Corrigan gained a first-class degree in Illustration from the University of Central Lancashire, and recently earned a Distinction for her Masters Degree in Children's Book Illustration. She is known for creating cute, silly and off-beat illustrations with character. Santa Jaws is Sophie's second picture book for Bloomsbury, following on from Mince Spies. Sophie lives in a little sweet shop in Lancashire.

Welcome to Santa's grotto, little fishes, please come in,

And meet the real-life Santa Klaus,

It's really, really him!

Deep beneath the shimmering blue sea, it's almost Christmas Eve, and Shelly the shark is VERY excited. She puts on her Santa suit and turns her cave into a festive Christmas grotto. Then she waits for all the little fishes to come in. They seem strangely reluctant . . . But Sid the squid thinks all his Christmases have come at once! Will Sid get taken in by Shark's Santa disguise - or will he be in for a big surprise?

A hilarious underwater Christmas romp from the creators of Mince Spies.

A wonderful Christmas book. This story was a resounding success with my boys, the end met with cries of "again, again!" The illustrations are bright, colourful & fun. Sid & Shelly are wonderful characters, super approachable for children. This is a fantastic little story, a great bedtime read & a book I'll be looking to gift this Christmas

Shelley the shark has fastened on a Santa hat, so Sid the squid is in for a surprise. Splendidly silly, with an unexpectedly moving ending

A fun Christmas story with bite!

A snappily fun seasonal story

Santa Jaws is a festive themed book with a nice rhyming flow [.] It is written in a similar style to the popular Julia Donaldson books which makes it easy to read out loud; and the children tend to stay attentive throughout with the rhyming patterns