The Smurfs Christmas

by Peyo

Overview

There's no peace on Earth when Christmas comes to the Smurfs Village, at least not while Gargamel is lurking about! In this special collection of frosty fun and frolic, before The Smurfs can stuff their stockings and open their presents, they have to deal with dragons, talking snowmen, grumpy bears, a kidnapped Santa Claus, and a reindeer chase through the starry night sky! It's a race to save Christmas in this Smurfy Holiday treasure for the whole family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597074513
Publisher:	Papercutz
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	Smurfs Graphic Novels Series
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

About the Author

PIERRE CULLIFORD, born in Belgium in 1928, was the cartoonist known as Peyo. Peyo began his career working with some of Belgium's most talented cartoonists, including his lifelong writing partner Yvan Delporte. In 1958, The Smurfs made their first appearance and went on to become the world-famous characters we know and love today.

Editorial Reviews

Remarkably timeless.

Newsarama

Any story with the Smurfs will elicit a nostalgic feel, but this will also bring in new fans.

No Tights No Flying

Cartooning's craftsmanship at its height.

The Comics Journal

Entertaining and endearing.” —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

“Cartooning's craftsmanship at its height.” —THE COMICS JOURNAL

“Remarkably timeless.” —NEWSARAMA

“Any story with the Smurfs will elicit a nostalgic feel, but this will also bring in new fans.” —NO FLYING, NO TIGHTS

From the Publisher

2013-09-01
Six wintry smurfisodes making their first appearances on this side of the Atlantic feature the usual cast of blue-skinned gnomes and their hapless nemesis, Gargamel. A story of one Christmas Eve that Gargamel nearly ruins by hijacking Santa's sleigh and another in which he actually receives some gifts bookend the collection. In between, Papa Smurf uses a book of Nostrasmurfus prophecies to trick an illiterate troll; animate snowpeople inadvertently lead Gargamel to the Smurfs' village but then save it; Lazy Smurf nods off with a hibernating dormouse, both of whom are rescued from a hunter; and Lumberjack Smurf battles a dragon to save an elf who has been turned into a talking Christmas tree. Even young eyes may strain to make out the small, if bright blue, figures and cramped lines of dialogue in the sequential panels. Furthermore, not only does Gargamel come in for a wince-worthy amount of physical and emotional abuse, but Papa Smurf ends up burning his book. Still, the tales have at least nostalgic value, and the plots are not only lickety-split but well-supplied with altered but recognizable holiday songs ("Santa Claus is smurfing to town…") and other quips. Grinch-weary readers in particular may be smurfertained. (Graphic stories. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews