A Very Cranky Christmas

A Very Cranky Christmas - Hardcover

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A Very Cranky Christmas - Hardcover

A Very Cranky Christmas - Hardcover

by Phuc Tran
$19.99
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Book Overview

by Phuc Tran (Author), Pete Oswald (Illustrator)

Even though it's Christmas, Cranky isn't feeling the holiday cheer! Can his mood turn around before the annual tree lighting? Find out in the third picture book in the Cranky series from #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and award-winning author Phuc Tran.

Christmas is finally here! But that means there's so much to do. While Cranky dodges the festive crowds as everyone gets ready for the Annual Tree Lighting, he begins to feel the pressure of the holiday. But, when he tries to blow off some steam, nobody listens to him!

Find out how lending a listening ear helps one cranky truck embrace the holiday spirit in this humorous story about big feelings, big friendships, and even bigger Christmas trees by Pete Oswald, the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, and award-winning author Phuc Tran.

Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.36 x 11.25 x 8.71 IN
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
ISBN9780063256323
Author Phuc Tran
PublisherHarperCollins
GenreChildren and Technology
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Phuc Tran

PHUC TRAN has been a high school Latin teacher for more than twenty years while also simultaneously establishing himself as a highly sought-after tattooer in the Northeast. Tran graduated from Bard College in 1995 with a BA in Classics and received the Callanan Classics Prize. He taught Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit in New York at the Collegiate School and was an instructor at Brooklyn College's Summer Latin Institute. Most recently, he taught Latin, Greek, and German at the Waynflete School in Portland, Maine. His 2012 TEDx talk "Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive" was featured on NPR's Ted Radio Hour. He has also been an occasional guest on Maine Public Radio, discussing grammar; the Classics; and Strunk and White's legacy. He currently tattoos at and owns Tsunami Tattoo in Portland, Maine, where he lives with his family.

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