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Christmas comes but once a year . . . and the Grumbletroll is ready for the holiday season in the fourth book of this popular children’s picture book series.

It’s Christmas Eve, and 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. But what happens when everything starts to go wrong?

- Grumbletroll needs to practice coping with his anger
- Grumbletroll must understand that his friends also can have tempers
- Grumbletroll learns that not everything has to be perfect
- And that Christmas without your friends is like snow without snowflakes!

The Grumbletroll series has captured the attention of young children, giving them a playful way of dealing with emotions and expectations that offers a lot of space for conversation, role playing, and the reader’s own thoughts.