Tough cookie : a Christmas story

Title:

Author:

Summary:

In this twist on The Gingerbread Boy, Cookie teams up with Fox to try to become sweeter and faster, before learning that there is a reason he is different. Includes recipes for Christmas cookies and Christmas ornaments.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Genre:

Christmas fiction.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Cookies -- Juvenile fiction.

Foxes -- Juvenile fiction.

Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9781627794411

Publication Information:

New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, [2018]

Call Number:

P HEMINGWAY

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Summary

When a cookie discovers he does NOT taste delicious, he has to find a new identity in this clever picture book twist on a holiday classic.

Once upon a time, while Fox was visiting the land of Holiday Treats, a little cookie--still warm from the bakery oven--burst out the front door looking sweet and ready to be devoured. But, as it turns out, Cookie is not as fast as he thinks and when Fox finally catches him, they're both in for a big surprise: Sugar Cookie does not taste delicious--and he's certainly not fit to be eaten. What's an unsavory cookie to do? Is there another option for this not-so-sweet treat?

This inventive story celebrates the joy of being accepted for who we are.

Christy Ottaviano Books

Author Notes

Edward Hemingway is the creator of Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus, Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship , and Bad Apple's Perfect Day , as well as the illustrator of My Miserable Life by F.L. Block. He has written features in GQ magazine and comics for Nickelodeon, and his artwork has been published in The New York Times and Nickelodeon Magazine . He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Hemingway (Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus) bakes up a clever case of mistaken identity in this holiday treat-inspired tale. Fox can't resist giving chase when a little cookie, still warm from the Christmastown Bakery's oven, jogs in front of him, shouting, "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me-I'm the Sugar Cookie Man!" But just as readers think they're in for a certain gingerbread-flavored story, Hemingway flips the script. Cookie turns out to be both a slowpoke and a terrible-tasting tooth-breaker, according to Fox. After several attempts to sweeten up, Cookie learns that he was created to decorate, not be dined upon, and he takes his rightful place on the town tree, relishing that he is "one tough cookie." The smiling, anthropomorphic goodies that populate the streets of Christmastown demand a close look, and the author's snappy pacing and silly scenarios keep the giggles coming. Includes recipes for sugar and ornament cookies. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.