Bah Humbug!: And Everything Else We Love About Christmas (Keepsake)

by Michael Domis, Bonnie Krebs

gift book; 6" square; laminated color il'd cover with il repeated on dust jacket; full-page color ils & others; 72pp

Genres: Humor, Christmas

72 pages, Hardcover

First published August 30, 2005

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me laugh out loud several times. If you're fed up with with people looking at the holiday through rose-colored glasses, if you're sick of the sappy sweet Christmas messages, of Christmas lights that won't light up or untangle, or of the maddening holiday traffic at the mall on Christmas Eve, then this book is for you. If, on the other hand, you're one of those hopelessly cheerful Christmas-loving sufferers of "jollyitis," as Domis so quaintly puts it, you will still enjoy this book. Domis' humor is spot-on and appropriate for the whole family. Here is the chance to laugh about the holidays--to laugh at the stress, at the eventful preparations, and, most importantly, to laugh at yourself. Cater to your inner humbug! A great holiday gift for anyone, a must-read.

[Mayda · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have had enough of the sentimentality of Christmas cheer and good wishes, and are wanting something more true to what Christmas often is - the hassles, hardships, and humbugs - then you will want to keep this book close at hand. Counting down the Twelve Humbugs of Christmas, along with Curmudgeon Quotes, Michael Domis reminds us that we are not alone in our quest to please our family with the perfect tree, the annual fight with tangled Christmas lights, and that last minute baking because we just found out our kid volunteered our services. Domis regales us with these and other humorous holiday happenings which are cleverly illustrated by Bonnie Krebs. There is more to Christmas than all that joy.