Are You Grumpy Santa? - Softcover

Spiridellis, Gregg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786809973 ISBN 13: 9780786809974

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006

Synopsis

Sometimes, even the merriest, most cheerful guy on the planet wakes up on the wrong side of the bed. Particularly on that fateful Christmas Eve. . . First off, Santa steps out of bed and stubs his toe on a bowling ball. Then the elves shrink his Santa suit, Mrs. Claus puts him on a diet, and his reindeer nearly crash into the North Pole. When Santa finally reaches the first house on his list, his "bowl full of jelly" gets him stuck in the chimney! Things turn from bad to worse when he's chased by a Parisian poodle and slips on a rigatoni noodle. Santa is ready to throw in the towel, when at his very last house he is reminded of what Christmas is really about-the gift of love. This merrily irreverent picture book, brought to life by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, will tickle funny bones and touch hearts far and wide.

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Review

It’s not just the Grinch who gets grumpy around Christmastime. Sometimes even the man in the red suit gets out of bed on the wrong side. In this light-hearted tale of woe, Santa stubs his toe on a bowling ball, has to wear his itchy wool suit when the elves shrink his other one in the dryer, and gets stuck in the first chimney he tries. That "bowl full of jelly" belly has apparently gotten out of hand (as a blue-eyeshadowed Mrs. Claus tries to tell him at breakfast). Of course, when you consider that even the Grinch has a change of heart eventually, you just know Santa will come through this crabby mood at some point.

Brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis team up on this somewhat bumpy rhyming story with computer-generated artwork. It may never make it on the list of all-time Christmas classics, but it’s a fun little diversion in the mood of the more masterful Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author

Gregg and Evan Spiridellis are the founders of JibJab Media, an award-winning studio that has produced animation, children's books and toys. The Spiridellis brothers and jibjab.com attained great popularity during the 2004 presidential election with their political spoof songs and animation shorts. The brothers have been on ABC News, The Tonight Show, CNN, FOX, CNBC and the Today Show. Peter Jennings named the brothers "Persons of the Year" in 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786809973
• ISBN 13: 9780786809974
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Spiridellis Evan
• Number of pages: 32