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  • Cocoa's Cranky Christmas: A Silly, Interactive Story about a Grumpy Dog Finding Holiday Cheer by Beth Hughes book cover
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Cocoa's Cranky Christmas: A Silly, Interactive Story about a Grumpy Dog Finding Holiday Cheer

by Beth Hughes

A Christmas story with hands-on participation

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    Publishers Weekly praise

    Attributed critical praise describes the illustrations and says the comical narrative is likely to draw laughs.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A Christmas story with hands-on participation

Cocoa is a grumpy dog who isn’t ready for Christmas, and the story invites children to help lift his spirits through simple actions: clapping, singing, and finding doggy cookies. The interactive prompts make participation part of the read-aloud, while the holiday setting leads toward Christmas Eve. Beth Hughes also provides the illustrations, pairing the story with a visual element credited in the source. The book’s central contrast—Cocoa’s reluctance and the effort to bring him into the Christmas season—gives its silliness a clear seasonal focus.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Toddlers and preschoolers who enjoy joining in during read-alouds
  • Families looking for an interactive Christmas story
  • Young children who like stories featuring dogs

Themes

Christmas and seasonal celebrationParticipation and interactionFinding holiday cheer

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Book overview

This silly interactive holiday story features a grumpy dog who is not ready for Christmas. Follow the directions to clap, sing, and find the doggy cookies to try to cheer up Cocoa in time for Christmas Eve in this funny board book.

Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is perfect for

  • active toddlers and preschoolers who will love participating in the story
  • encouraging kids to embrace the Christmas season with joy and laughter
  • fans of Press Here, There's a Monster in Your Book, and There's an Elf in Your Book
  • a stocking stuffer, Advent gift, or Christmas morning surprise
  • reading aloud, and laughing along, at story time and bedtime

With a glittered cover, zany minimalist art by Beth Hughes, and a good helping of silly antics, this delightful Christmas book for 2 to 6-year-olds will capture your littlest readers' imaginations and put them in the Christmas spirit.

"The cartoony digital illustrations are set against a merry scarlet background, and close-ups of Cocoa's expressive face amplify the humor. ... The comical narrative is likely to draw laughs." --Publisher's Weekly

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