My son, 4, and I read this one last night and he loved it. Any book with an interactive method within the story really keeps him intrigued. Cocoa was such a fun character, especially being so cranky. The art style was so cute and the red pages with white type was a fun addition. This is definitely one we will purchase and read for Christmas's to come!

We loved this book! The kids enjoyed doing the activity on each page and choosing things for the dog to pick. Thanks for the book. We will recommend to friends for sure.

A fun and interactive children's book that is wonderful for Christmas. My only dislike is that it says holidays instead of Christmas.

I voluntarily received and reviewed a complimentary e/copy of this book which I received from the author/publisher. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book. My opinions are my own

Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is a wonderful short Christmas adventure for the entire family that will have everyone up on their feet, dancing around and making some Christmas cheer!

Though Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is a very short read (even by bedtime story standards) it is a fun and engaging story about spreading Christmas cheer and should not be passed up. The pictures about Cocoa's adventure in pursuit of Christmas joy are fun and colorful and the story's interactivity is unique! Sure to be a Christmas favorite for little ones!

A truly darling low-fi interactive Christmas book for young ones.

The charmingly rendered, grumpy protagonist, a pug-like dog named Cocoa, will delight young and old alike with his curmudgeonly attitude and facial expressions, and kids are sure to love the participatory element of the story that lets the reader help Cocoa get in the Christmas spirit.

The art is lovely and should appeal to youngsters and adult readers alike. Cocoa is a festive and terrific holiday read.

A fun interactive book perfect for the holidays!!! Try and cheer up a cranky dog with this fun book! This would make a great read for kids! Interactive and holiday themed, perfect for any elf this christmas!

This would be an excellent book for adults to read with their little ones. The actions will be fun for the kids and they will look forward to Cocoa's reactions. A perfect book to fill a stocking!

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the DRC.

This book was received as an ARC from Thomas Nelson: CHILDREN'S in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

This book was adorable to the max. Our children love those interactive board books and the illustrations are so eye-catchy and brilliantly done that they will definitely gravitate towards this book. Everyone will absolutely fall in love with Cocoa and relate to him well especially if they have a dog that is similar to Cocoa with his behavior and views on the Holidays. Even though this book is about a grumpy dog, this book will bring some holiday cheer to any household. I definitely will not only recommend this to our patrons but I just might get this book for my niece and nephew and I know they will love it.

We will consider adding this title to our Holiday Picture Book collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I am going to gush about this one because this has everything I would want out of a kids book! Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is an interactive read which really holds children's attention very well and makes them work on their listening skills. The pictures in this book are so fun and vibrant and are so fitting to the story line! This book is sure to get you and your kids in the holiday spirit. Run, Don't walk for this one!

This was a short and cute Christmas story. The interactive elements were a fun and engaging touch, sure to be a delight for kids. The illustration style and Cocoa were also adorable!

Omg this book was so funny ☺️🎄
The Christmas cheer is for everybody, dogs too...

It’s cute and funny to see how the book actually make you do things and see if it helps 🤗💕

My niece loved it 😍🙌🏻

Definitely an recommendation

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas

This book was adorable. It got my kids up and moving and also in the fun Christmas Spirit! It’s short, and the illustrations are beautiful, so bright and cute.

We also have a dog and are big dog people, so it was perfect having a dog be the main character.

This is a great Christmas book to have fun with your little ones. I’d say it is great for kids ages 2-7.

Thank you for tagged publishers for sharing this one with my family and me.

This was such a fun read. My daughter is 6 and loves dogs and loves Christmas and she absolutely loved this interactive book. Fun, bright illustrations too.

This is an interactive holiday picture book. It's only a few pages long, and each page asks the child to do an action (that will bring back Cocoa the dog's joy).

The pictures are cute and amazing!!! Cocoa has so much personality. (Plus the graphic designer in me loves the medley of fonts that are used throughout the book... spot-on perfection!)

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas is quite possibly the sweetest and most interactive children’s book I have seen in awhile.

My munchkins adored the illustrations and getting involved with the storyline.

This will be an instant holiday hit!

When December 24 approaches and the shops close. When sellers of Christmas trees sell the last Christmas trees. And they go home. Then comes the real magic of Christmas. Because it is, above all, a family holiday. A real special time for the children! There is no holiday that children look forward to more than Christmas. A time when the whole family is together and enjoys various activities. One of the most wonderful activities we can do with our little ones is reading, experiencing the magic in picture books and Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is an absolutely perfect choice for any family.
Not only does it capture that festive spirit and magic in an interesting way, but it also offers a range of interesting and interactive activities that your little one and the whole family will enjoy. The story of Cocoa is so uplifting and relatable, that in a very simple and so interesting and fun way it will keep the attention of your little one until the very end. This short Christmas storybook is filled with fun activities for the entire family. The illustrations are so appealing but the best Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas is how the book encourages readers to move about and act like they are in the story and will have everyone up on their feet, dancing around, barking jingle bells and making some unforgettable Christmas memories.
Our sweet grumpy protagonist, a pug-like dog named Cocoa is a great choice that shows that sometimes we feel under the weather and grumpy no matter how we are surrounded by all that festive atmosphere and magic. That a little attention, some fun game or activity is enough to make others around us happy. And I really liked that the main character is a pet who is presented as a member of the family. At this time when the abuse of pets, the treatment of pets as toys is really a big problem, we need such books that greatly contribute to raising awareness among children and developing empathy for animals.
Simple language structures, interesting activities and challenges and absolutely sweet illustrations are enough to make you take this story book and read it with your little one. And once you read it, believe me, this book will get a permanent place on your family bookshelf.

I thought that this was a fun interactive book

The illustrations are great and it was a fun story for me to read with my three year old.

She really enjoyed being able to get involved and thought that Cocoa was funny too.

I do enjoy books like this where she can use her imagination – 5 stars from me for this one!

What an interactive book for children especially at Christmas time when they are hyped up! The colors are bright and the activities are easy for the kids and parents to do together! I enjoyed reading this book by myself and then again with my friends five year old daughter. She laughed and giggled at the antics of the book upside down and walking across the room!

The author Thomas Nelson has done a superb job in keeping this simple, but entertaining!
I definitely would recommend this book to anyone looking for a great read not only for Christmas time, but you could read this book all year long because children are not going to care that its geared towards Christmas.

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for my copy of Cocoa's Cranky Christmas by Thomas Nelson. It published October 20, 2020.
When I requested this, I didn't realize it was a book targeted toward much younger children than the ones I read this to, (8&6), but even so, they still enjoyed this book. This book is interactive and makes for a fun and unique reading experience. It is extremely cute and would make a wonderful gift!

This is such a cute Christmasy read for kids! They'll love getting involved trying to cheer Cocoa up!
Many thanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for the advance copy!

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas was incredibly cute. The story was uplifting and relatable. Sometimes people feel cranky even though they are surrounded by Christmas and holiday joy. The illustrations were amazing but the great thing about Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas was how the book encourages the reader to move about and act like they are in the story and truly trying to cheer Cocoa up! My mother is a preschool teacher and I will absolutely be sharing this book with her.

Cocoa is cranky - can you help him get into the Christmas spirit? I LOVE this book! As children read the book, they are asked to do tasks such as "can you bark Jingle Bells?", so this become an interactive book, too. And the illustrations are adorable!! Not only I'm I going to buy this for our library, but also for my own collection.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

OMG, this book is the cutest!! I loved how bright and colorful it is. The interactive aspect is fun. Kids just love stories like that. Go out and get this!

This book is so fun!! We loved it! Cocoa is a cranky puppy so each page there’s something to do to try to make him not so cranky! We will definitely be reading this repeatedly and giving it as gifts!

An interactive book for children as they try and cheer up Cocoa! It will get your kids moving and giggling as they bark out Jingle Bells and do several other fun activities.

Fun and interactive book! Kids will definitely love this book and cheering up cocoa. Will make a great gift for kids.

Cocoa is cranky & what can the reader do to help? A lot! This interactive book is charming and engaging! Kids are encouraged to do different activities to get Cocoa to stop being cranky. The kids loved reading this one and I highly recommend it.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
The illustrations in this book were cute, and I loved the varying perspectives. The artist really used the full page, and it was an excellent combination of illustration and text. It was a humorous story about a cranky dog set at Christmas time.

Many try to recreate the joy found in the book Press Here. There have been many imitators, and this is one of them. The book asks the reader to do various things to help cheer up a crank Cocoa. This dog has a grump complex and it will take all readers to bring on the happy. A fun story for the holidays or even anytime.

My 8 year old boys loved this one. They laughed their butts off throughout the whole book. It will be a book added to something we read yearly at Christmas time

Cocoa's cranky christmas is such a cute book. I love how it is so interactive. Kids will love participating in this fun Christmas story to make cocoa feel better.

This is such an adorable, interactive little Christmas read.

Cocoa's cranky and he needs a bit of help getting in the Christmas spirit - from the kids! Turn the book upside down, clap, sing and so many other things to cheer up Cocoa!

Adorable, vibrantly illustrated, a beautiful gift for Christmas!

5/5 stars

Genre: Children's Fiction

Description:

This silly interactive holiday story features a grumpy dog who is not ready for Christmas. Follow the directions to clap, sing, and find the doggy cookies to try to cheer up Cocoa in time for Christmas Eve in this funny board book.

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas is perfect for active toddlers and preschoolers who will love participating in the story encouraging kids to embrace the Christmas season with joy and laughter fans of Press Here, There’s a Monster in Your Book, and There’s an Elf in Your Booka stocking stuffer, Advent gift, or Christmas morning surprise reading aloud, and laughing along, at story time and bedtime

With a glittered cover, zany minimalist art by Beth Hughes, and a good helping of silly antics, this delightful Christmas book for 2 to 6-year-olds will capture your littlest readers' imaginations and put them in the Christmas spirit.

Pros:

- Cute Artwork
- Really cute book idea.
- Super engaging for young kids. My Bonus Daughter (8) wasn't super into it but the little one i babysit (5) was. She asked me to read it multiple times.

Cons:

- None. It's a super cute, wholesome book.

Would I recommend it?

Yes.

This book is really pretty and funny. Is perfect for the kids to have a good time reading it. The images are so cute and pretty.
The story is cute, funny and entertaining, good to read on a Christmas evening with the kids anda have a good time.
I really enjoyed it.
Thank you for the copy

So cute!

This was such a cute and fun holiday book. I really enjoyed Cocoa and cannot wait to share this story with my child.

It is a very entertaining novel to read to children at Christmas time. the spirit is felt in the air when recounting it

Prose (Story): Christmas is coming, and Cocoa is in no mood. This board book for little ones brings kids directly into the story, as on each page there is a suggestion on what they can do to help bring Cocoa out of his funk. But Christmas is close - will there be time? And what will it take to cheer Cocoa up at last?

Don's (Review): Cocoa, for real, is the Ebenezer Scrooge of irascible dogs here, the look on his face saying it all: he is so NOT in the mood for Christmas. In funny, full-page artwork, author Hughes has created a grumpy fur-baby seemingly determined to Bah Humbug his way through the holiday, but the terrific interactive feature of the story should have kids shouting, singing, jumping up and down, clapping - anythng it takes to bring a smile to Cocoa's cranky counetenance in time for Santa. In the meantime, the illustrations of Cocoa alone make it worth flippng the pages, even for adults; this dog is a hoot! 4/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book! My kids loved how funny and silly it was! We will be purchasing a hard copy for next Christmas.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book and a chance to read and review it. What a lovely children's story and it also had wonderful artwork throughout! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with young children!

This book was absolutely precious!!! One of my favorite books as a child was "The Monster at the End of this Book" because turning the pages actually made me feel like I was part of the story. This book has the same vibe and is done in an adorably creative way. I smiled all the way through reading it.

The illustrations are fantastic. The concept is super cute. This is a fun, feel-good book kids and parents will love.

If you are looking for a Christmas present for a family with young kids, you can't go wrong with this book. It was amazing. Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!

I received a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fun interactive Christmas book. I liked that it works well for a read aloud without having kids actually touch the book. I wish there was a little more to the ending it felt abrupt. Overall a fun book though.

I so wish we read this during the holiday season! A short and sweet Christmas book that my kids loved. It was entertaining, interactive, and Cocoa the dog was adorable. My 6 year old was able to read the book herself and my 4 year old enjoyed following some of the directions. I’d recommend this to family and friends, it l would be a great addition to any children’s holiday library!

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

This is a cute interactive Christmas book. I think that kids will love having the interaction with the dog and helping him find his Christmas cheer.

Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is a perfect book for a busy toddler. The book is very colorful and Cocoa is an adorable character to follow. Each page will instruct the reader to do something to help make Cocoa happy. Though my kids are older now, this would have been a daily read for the interactive features. Great picture book!

Cocoa's Cranky Christmas is a lovely interactive book. I read it to my 4 year old son and we both loved it. The story is simple to follow for the little ones and the illustrations are really effective.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my copy.

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas by Thomas Nelson is a cute Christmas book I think my granddaughter would love it. I will read it to her on Christmas and see if she likes it.

This was a cute interactive book that asks kids to do different things to cheer Cocoa up. The story was surprisingly short, but it would be perfect for the short attention spans of pre-K kiddos or even younger. This would be a great title to add to a Christmas library.

This is a very cute children's book. I think it would be a fun one to read in a kindy/preschool room. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

Cute, fun, interactive kids book that is perfect to help Cocoa the dog get into the holiday spirit. This would be a fun book for younger kids as it is short, but fun.

Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas is a children’s book produced by Thomas Nelson.

Summary: Cocoa is one cranky dog and only YOU can cheer him up. This interactive Christmas book engages the reader and encourages them to try different things to help Cocoa regain his Christmas cheer-including everything from treats, to turning him upside down!

My Thoughts: This is a fun book. It is filled with bright colors and cute graphics. Silly and imaginative-this is a good one for kids, especially if they love dogs. My son definitely enjoyed it.

I would like to thank Thomas Nelson for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my review. Thank you!