Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
"Christmas means joy for all"--almost. Carl's enduring Grumpy Ladybug doesn't have holiday spirit, even as the season's sights, sounds, and traditions move into full swing: "Bells ring/ and everyone sings.../ Presents wait under the tree." Carle's painterly, patchwork-style art brings energy and richness to depictions of holiday decorations, falling snow, a fiddling grasshopper, barnyard animals, and Santa Claus. At last, after pages of "Bah, humbug!"s, the grouch's smile turns upside down. A bright and evergreen addition to a holiday library. Ages 4--8. (Sept.)
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Review by Horn Book Review
The durable little grouch gets a new catchphrase for the season: "Bah, humbug!" Undistracted by the (determinedly secular) motifs of the season-bells, snowmen, candles-the bug flies blithely, bitterly onward until the last page turns that frown upside-down. Why? Friends. Carle fans will enjoy this Christmas souvenir in bold, clean collage. Don't miss the handsome endpapers. Roger Sutton November/December 2019 p.27(c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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