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Product details
- ISBN 9780063256323
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2026
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Even though it’s Christmas, Cranky isn’t feeling the holiday cheer! Can his mood turn around before the annual tree lighting? Find out in the third picture book in the Cranky series from #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and award-winning author Phuc Tran.
Christmas is finally here! But that means there’s so much to do. While Cranky dodges the festive crowds as everyone gets ready for the Annual Tree Lighting, he begins to feel the pressure of the holiday. But, when he tries to blow off some steam, nobody listens to him!
Find out how lending a listening ear helps one cranky truck embrace the holiday spirit in this humorous story about big feelings, big friendships, and even bigger Christmas trees by Pete Oswald, the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, and award-winning author Phuc Tran.
Phuc Tran is an award-winning writer, tattooer, and Latin teacher (for which he has won no awards). Lots of things make Phuc cranky: being too cold, being too hot, staying up too late, getting up really early, wearing baggy socks, eating jaggedy cereal for breakfast. Cranky was his first children’s book. His memoir, Sigh, Gone, received the New England Book Award and the Maine Literary Award and was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Audible, and others. Phuc lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife (who is rarely cranky) and his two daughters (who are sometimes cranky). “Phuc” is pronounced like “Luke” but with an F. Learn more at phucskywalker.com.
Pete Oswald is an artist, picture book creator, and production designer. Pete is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Food Group series by Jory John and the Cranky series by Phuc Tran as well as many other picture books. When Pete is not working on books, he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and three sons.
