This is a story about a lump of coal who can think, talk, and move itself around.

Is there a more charming holiday tale to behold? Probably, but Lemony Snicket has not written one.

Author: Lemony Snicket
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/30/2008
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 6.42h x 6.16w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780061574283
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 126640 / Lump of Coal


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/2008 pg. 57
School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 98
Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2008 pg. 1165
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2008 pg. 653
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2008
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Snicket, Lemony: -

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.

Helquist, Brett: -

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.