The Lump of Coal, (Hardcover)

from lauraejensen

A fantastic departure from holiday books from 'Lemony Snicket'. Dry, sarcastic, sophisticated humor for children 8 and up. This is the story of a lump of coal who is bored and without a use after summer. He dreams of being used for moody art, Korean bbq, but Santa finds use for him as a gift. Ado...

from MzGaGa

My grandchildren Luke and Beth and I are great fans of Lemony Snicket. We have read everybook in the "Unfortunate Events Series" and last Christmas we read The Latke who Couldn't Stop Screaming. This book continued the "tradition" as we truly enjoyed "The Lump of Coal". We would recommend this fu...

from thetometraveller

Now that the holidays are officially here, the craziness has begun and we are all rush, rush, rushing everywhere. This little book is a fun break from the fray. With his characteristic humor, Mr. Snicket has created a little leftover lump of barbeque charcoal who has been forgotten in someones ba...

from Sberry6

The Lump of Coal is a cute and simple book. It tells the story about a lump of coal who comes out of a forgotten bag of charcoal in the winter and sets out to find his purpose. This book is perfect for the Christmas holiday with the theme of miracles. There is a cameo of Santa Claus who employs t...

from tstato1

SUMMARY A lump of coal is trying to find a job during the holiday season. The art gallery will not recognize him as an artist and the Korean barbecue restaurant will not use him. Finally, a fake Santa gives him to his stepson for Christmas. Together they make art and Korean barbecue together. REV...