When Santa eats one too many of Mrs Santa's delicious sprouts on Christmas Eve, his attempts to sneak around the world, quietly delivering presents to all the children, end up in noisy and pongy comedy chaos! AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHOR: Born in East Kilbride, Allan Plenderleith is the author of over 40 books, including the Christmas best-seller The Smelly Sprout as well as being a scriptwriter for children's television shows such as ... Thomas the Tank Engine, Horrid Henry, PJ Masks and Go-Jetters.