Kummat lahjat: Finnish Edition of "Christmas Switcheroo"

by Tuula Pere

The Perksons just love Christmas--especially Mom, who starts preparing for the perfect Christmas early in the fall. Sometimes her plans are so ambitious, though, she runs out of steam before Christmas even arrives!
For Dad, the most important thing is to have the garden decorated with tons of Christmas lights to delight himself and the neighbors. But the fuses blow nearly every time he comes up with a new lights arrangement!
This year the Perksons get the last presents ready in the nick of time. But things don't play out quite as they planned. Will Christmas still come despite this year's less-than-perfect preparations?
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Virkkulat ovat jouluihmisiä -- erityisesti äiti, joka aloittaa täydellisen joulun valmistelemisen jo aikaisin syksyllä. Joskus suunnitelmat ovat niin suuria, että voimat loppuvat kesken.
Isälle on tärkeintä, että taloa ja pihaa koristavat runsaat jouluvalot. Sulakkeet ovat kovilla, kun hän ripustaa uusia lamppuvirityksiä omaksi ja naapureiden iloksi.
Viimeisten lahjojen kanssa on kiire, eikä kaikki suju suunnitelmien mukaan. Lapset sekoittavat vahingossa sukulaisten nimilaput. Onko tuloksena äidin pelkäämä katastrofi, vai tuleeko joulu epätäydellisten valmistelujen keskelle?

56 pages, Paperback

Published December 3, 2018

Reviews

[Book Reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christmas is a fun and exciting time of the year, filled with great food, fun crafts, and making memories with family. Sometimes though, this time of year gets stressful, and things don't always go as planned. In this heartwarming story, one family does their best to make the holidays magical, but somehow things go astray. After carefully picking out gifts for four difficult-to-shop for family members, the package shipping labels get mixed up, and the gifts go to the wrong homes! So now the question is, will this ruin Christmas, or will it be a joyful surprise?

Christmas Switcheroo by children's author Tuula Pere and illustrated by Outi Rautkallio is a heartwarming story that children and adults will be able to relate to. Adults often try to make the holidays perfect for their children, from crafts to cookies, to outside decorations. Then there is the process of picking out the perfect gift for everyone. Tuula has captured the feelings of an overwhelmed mom with accuracy. The children in the story are able to pick up on the emotions and offer to help out, showing compassion and kindness. While things do not go as planned, everyone is more than happy with the results, and a lesson is learned that just because things don't go as planned doesn't mean it is ruined.

Christmas Switcheroo is a beautifully written children's book that will entertain readers, young and old, with the mishaps that this family finds themself in the middle of. Children will learn about empathy and helping out, while adults will find relatable situations and, perhaps, be reminded that there is joy even when things do not go as planned. This is a wonderful book to read during the holiday season to remind families of what is really important about the season.

[Rhonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are beautiful illustrations that will help tell this story. A great family story that they can all read together and learn about family traditions but there are some unexpected changes that occur that lead the family on a different Adventure through the holidays. Christmas sometimes adds an unexpected twist to a story. But how the family reacts and changes and grows and they may even make some new traditions. Families will enjoy reading this story together. Good read.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Marichus Real · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Peksons love Christmas, especially Mum. She starts preparing long before Christmas. She likes everything perfect. Alfie and Ava wanted to help Mum, so they were in charge of wrapping the presents and placing the address labels on them. However, due to a minor accident, the address labels were mixed up. Mum is afraid of the results.
This was a fun story where a mistake turned into a perfect result.
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