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The Grumpus

And His Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan

by Alex T. Smith
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From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series and How Winston Delivered Christmas, comes a fantastically festive Christmas adventure about a gorgeous grumpy character. A modern day Grinch, The Grumpus is a heartwarming story that celebrates the true meaning of Christmas, accompanied by irresistible colour artwork to make it the perfect story for all the family to enjoy together.
Do you know about The Grumpus?
And his Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan? And about the Awful Thing that happened at the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
Perhaps I should tell you about it . .
This heartwarming story follows the adventures of an unlikely hero as he journeys to the North Pole, unwittingly and somewhat reluctantly making lots of new friends along the way. The Grumpus is destined to become a modern Christmas classic that adults and children alike return to year after year.
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    September 29, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781529041637
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    • English

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    • Booklist

      September 6, 2024
      Grades 2-4 In a multichapter tale with strong resemblances to a certain holiday classic--plus lots of cute bunnies--a sudden shortage of his favorite food, brussels sprouts, sends solitary sourpuss The Grumpus (The being short for Theodore) into such a rage that he tears down all his town's seasonal decorations and sets out for the North Pole with a vague plan to "STOP CHRISTMAS ONCE AND FOR ALL!" Following a "whoopsie" off a cliff, a woke encounter with a grandmotherly couple of shepherds, and other delays that expose him to the cozy, secular joys of Christmas, he completes his physical and metaphorical journey just in time to actually help Father Christmas out in the clutch. Now kind rather than crabby, the shaggy, horned monster returns home with presents for all--and receives in turn a heaping helping of cabbagy treats that match the motif on his ugly sweater. The mix of sly tweaks and lightly laid-on lessons gives this some appeal as a read-aloud, though an earlier remark from Father Christmas that he can't stand treacle had better not apply to readers.

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