The Grumbletroll Merry ChristmasBarbara van den SpeulhofLabel: Schiffer Publishing LtdDescription: In the fourth picture book book in the Grumbletroll series Grumbletroll wants the holiday to be perfect—but when everything goes wrong he must cope with the holiday stress and emotions. It’s Christmas Eve and the Grumbletroll has woken up full of anticipation and excitement. After a fun-filled snowball fight with his friends he decides they must all celebrate together. He has very specific ideas about everything you need to have a perfect party—scrumptious cookies a beautiful tree all kinds of presents—and of course it all must be done just right. With Grumbletroll telling his friends what to do they get busy on the preparations but then everything starts to go wrong. The cookies get burnt! Nobody wants to clean up! The tree is crooked! As each new problem arises Grumbletroll feels feelings of anger building in his belly. But this time as the friends start to unwrap the gifts he’s not the only one with that familiar feeling . . . will Christmas be ruined? The Grumbletroll Merry Christmas helps children ages 4 to 8 to learn coping methods for their own anger and the tantrums of others. This humorous picture book offers a playful way of dealing with holiday stress and emotions providing a lot of space for conversation role playing and the reader's own thoughts. Be sure to check out all the offerings in the Grumbletroll series: The Grumbletroll (9780764361173) The Grumbletroll . . . Isn’t Grumbling Today! (9780764362200) The Grumbletroll . . . Wants to Be First! (9780764363351) The Grumbletroll Merry Christmas (9780764364402) The Grumbletroll Meet My Friends Activity Book (9780764363368)
