It's Christmas Eve, and Grumbletroll has woken up full of anticipation and excitement. After a fun-filled snowball fight with his friends, he decides they must all celebrate together. He has very specific ideas about everything you need to have a perfect party--scrumptious cookies, a beautiful tree, all kinds of presents--and of course it all must be done just right. But what happens when everything starts to go wrong?

- Grumbletroll needs to practice coping with his anger
- Grumbletroll must understand that his friends also can have tempers
- Grumbletroll learns that not everything has to be perfect
- And that Christmas without your friends is like snow without snowflakes!

The Grumbletroll series has captured the attention of young children, giving them a playful way of dealing with emotions and expectations that offers a lot of space for conversation, role playing, and the reader's own thoughts.