The illustrations, as always, are beautiful. It is Jan Brett after all. However i find the story lacking. I guess i was expecting a full Christmas book and instead got the story of a troll who runs away from home to avoid work. He is home for Christmas after freeloading off the other animals in the forest for a while. I think the ending was too nice. It was a pretty decorative package gift wrapped under the tree. Pretty on the outside, empty on the inside.