Krampus and Other Yuletide Tales

by Faina Lorah

Some traditions should never be lost, like scaring your children into behaving well and teaching them to trick demons during the cold winter. Introducing Krampus and Other Yuletide Tales, a collection of wonderful macabre folk tales that have been nearly lost forever...until now. Featuring thirteen wintery stories and over sixty hauntingly beautiful illustrations, this book contains the kind of thrilling tales that will bring the family together and keep them up at night. So snuggle up with Snegurochka, the snow maiden who melts away as soon as she finds real love. Cozy up around the fire and read the story of Frau Perchta, a witch who happily slices open the bodies of misbehaving children. Watch your kids' eyes light up as they hear about Father Frost, the original present-giving bearded man who would rather freeze them to death than wastefully put a lump of coal in their stockings for being rude. Krampus is coming to town and everybody is on his naughty list. This is not your grandmother's collection of stories. These belong to her grandmother, the babushka, who knew how to celebrate Yule a bountiful feast paired with a little tale of murder.

90 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2020

Reviews

[Dominique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of these I’ve heard versions of and others were just kind of weird. I’m glad I read it, but I don’t know if they would’ve been ones I would’ve chosen individually to read. But a good book to end the year with.

[Katelyn Eckels · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4/5 🌟’s I was really hoping to like this one more than I did. #krampusandotheryuletidetales was slightly off putting - a lot of the stories here did not match up with a lot of the mythology I’d previously researched. Additionally, I just kept wondering while reading “who was this book written for?” The book is very much written in a grade school level style, but the subject matter is very much adult 😳

[Sierra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was just looking for a book to put me in the holiday season that wasn’t particularly related to Christianity. It was fun to read other stories related to the season and to put me in the winter spirit. I also loved the spooky vibe that the book had as well as the artwork that accompanied the stories. Overall a wonderful read.

[Danica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely collection of winter fables and folklore. As they are translated from a mixture of European languages there are some unusual word choices but overall a great variety of stories and fantastic artwork throughout the book.

[Leslie E · Rating 1 out of 5]

The stories are good. The illustrations are extremely spiritual and this book is inappropriate for young children.