Are You Grumpy Santa? by brothers Greg and Evan Spiridellis officially needs to be replaced with a second copy because it has been so well loved. I can almost recite the book from memory.
Santa is having a BAD day. He was woken early, took a cold shower, lost his reindeer in the snow, got stuck in a chimney, and fell from a chandelier among other things. Finally he has had enough and "is at the point of full despair" when he sees a plate of cookies with a sweet note that "makes the grumpies disappear". The simple rhymes make the book a fantastic read aloud for the believer crowd. The pictures are just okay and Mrs. Clause is very strange looking, but the story more than makes up where the illustrations are lacking. The bright colors still keep interest of the kids. Though it has had low reviews in the School Library Journal, it should still be a must for an elementary library, and I am sure it will be buying replacement copies also.
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