A Crinkle Christmas

Mr. Winkle Crinkle does NOT like Christmas.

Not the shopping.

Not the caroling.

Not the twinkling lights.

And definitely not all that Christmas cheer.

While everyone else is busy decorating, celebrating, and wishing him a Merry Christmas, Mr. Crinkle would rather stay home with his peace, quiet, and familiar routine.

His opinion of the season?

"Yakity-yak! Christmas-YACK!"

But when a simple trip for jam and eggs sends Mr. Crinkle straight into the middle of the holiday madness, avoiding Christmas becomes harder than he expected. Then, on Christmas Eve, a little neighbor named Fiona and one heartfelt song awaken a memory Mr. Crinkle thought he had long forgotten.

Suddenly, the man who wanted Christmas to disappear begins to remember what made the season so special in the first place.

And when Mr. Crinkle decides to embrace Christmas, he doesn't do anything halfway.

Soon there are lights, bows, tinsel, presents, cocoa, a confused dog in antlers, a thoroughly unimpressed frog-and enough Christmas spirit to make up for all the years Mr. Crinkle spent saying "YACK!"

Warm, funny, and bursting with personality, A Crinkle Christmas is a whimsical rhyming picture book about rediscovering joy, opening your heart, giving to others, and remembering that sometimes the things we think we've outgrown are simply waiting to be found again.

Perfect for holiday a-alouds, family traditions, classroom story time, and anyone-young or old-who might have a little Crinkle hiding inside.

Because sometimes all it takes is one small moment to bring the wonder of Christmas back.