Merry Christmas, Stinky Face »

"What if Santa's lips get chapped?" Stinky Face asks. "What if the sack of toys starts to rip?"As always, Mama lovingly addresses each and every one of her child's concerns. But as an extra safety measure, Stinky Face leaves Santa lip balm and duct tape. "Cheerful, lighthearted images compound the humor readers will derive from Stinky Face's anxieties." --Horn Book Guide

Publishers Weekly

One of the all-time champion worriers returns in Merry Christmas, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt, illus. by Cyd Moore. Here Stinky Face challenges his unflappable mother to come up with contingency plans for various possible emergencies: "What if Santa landed on our roof, and one of his reindeer got his antlers stuck in the tree that hangs over my bedroom window?"