Great job, Colette, on this bulletin board for our library that celebrates the 50th anniversary of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

Holiday Book Challenge

Do you know the titles and authors of these Holiday Books?

_____A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

_____Grumpy Luther Krank and his sweeter wife, Nora, decide to forgo the gifts, the tree, the decorations, the cards, and the parties this Christmas and spend the dollars saved on a 10-day Caribbean cruise.

_____This is a famous American poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

_____This character was created by a gentleman in 1939 as part of his employment with Montgomery Ward.

_____A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

_____This book is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year! The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy this grumpy character to no end!

_____When Oswald T. Campbell's doctor orders him to head to the warm South for his health, a chance phone call finds him a room in Lost River, Alabama. In the course of a year there, he has adventures both absurd and touching.

_____The one tall tree has provided smaller Christmas trees for seven homes, from the main character’s mansion, where he dozes contentedly in his parlor, to the cozy mouse hole behind his chair, where three little mice dance around their tiny tree.

_____The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie and steal and smoke cigars. So no one is prepared when they invade church one Sunday and decide to take over the annual Nativity play.

_____The minister of Harmony throws the town into a tizzy when he is absent from home one night a week making excuses. At first his wife thinks he's having an affair but then a chance comment has the inhabitants thinking this man is very ill and going for treatments at this time. What he is doing is attending a class to make a special Christmas present for his wife.

Advice From A Snowman

Be a jolly happy soul.
Spend time outdoors--stay cool.
It's okay to be a little bottom heavy. :)
Avoid meltdowns.
Be well-rounded.
Live well--life is so short.