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Arthur really has some good character development in the series and what happens to other characters with each other is complex for this grade level. It’s nice. Arthur and D. W. both want to have a perfect Christmas, but it seems like things keep getting in the way. Expectations for Christmas can be so high around this holiday. DW’s friend is Jewish and she is having a Hanukkah party the night DW invites her over and DW gets mad. There is a lot going on with Arthur’s family that he has to deal with.

In the end, everyone realizes that the day can be really good, even if it’s not perfect. I do remember as a kid, wanting everything to be just like the year before. Our family had traditions and until I hit my teenage years, I really wanted us to stick to those traditions. I was into it. Now, I grew out of that, but I know it’s a thing for some people.

I am very impressed with these Marc Brown books. He is so great at kids and family dynamics. It’s a good series. You’ll see more of them, especially the original ones.

The niece related to this as she likes her traditions right now. She has her expectations. She thought the story was good. We have a cousin who is Jewish, so she knows all about that and going to Montessori school, they teach about what many religions celebrate. She thought it was a good story about Christmas. She likes Arthur and she read this one with us. She gave this 4 stars. The nephew thought this was pretty good. He likes Arthur as he looks a little weird. He gets the different celebrations too. There wasn’t anything outstanding in this for him, so he gave it 3 stars.