The fourth book in the Grumbletroll series helps children cope with the stress and anxiety of the holidays by managing their anger and learning the true meaning of the holiday. 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. AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHORS: Steffi & Michael Gerharz (aprilkind) live with their three children. The idea for the Grumbletroll came to them when their youngest daughter was sitting at the breakfast table with her arms folded, sulking and grumbling. Barbara van den Speulhof is a children's book author and director and producer of radio plays for children. After short periods in mechanical engineering and architecture, Stephan Pricken studied primary-school teaching with a focus on art, and then graphic design. SELLING POINTS: . The Grumbletroll Merry Christmas, the fourth book in the Grumbletroll series, finds Grumbletroll wanting the perfect holiday party but being challenged when not everything goes the right way . Helps children ages four to eight learn coping methods for their own anger and understand that Christmas without your friends is like snow without snowflakes . A playful way of dealing with holiday stress and emotions that offers a lot of space for conversation, role playing, and the reader's own thoughts