I Saw Mommy Kicking Santa Claus: The Ultimate Holiday Survival Guide

by Ann Hodgman

Book Overview

From the author of One Bite Won't Kill You comes this hilarious holiday handbook for those who are starting to see Scrooge's point of view, full of helpful advice, recipes, and true holiday horror stories.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399530428
• ISBN13: 9780399530425
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Mother confronts reality at Christmas, makes us see the absurdity

I love Ann Hodgman. I want to be her neighbor. I read her cookbooks for entertainment (and for the recipes) but mostly for the laughs. She talks like I do in my head. Read all her books. They are a delight.

How good is this? I loved it, and I don't even do Xmas!

As a longtime fan of Ann Hodgman, I bought this book because I thought she would have some nice points about reducing holiday stress, and because I knew she'd make me laugh. Right on both points. As I said, I don't celebrate Christmas, but I have relatives who do. And as a mother with school-age kids, it's difficult not to get caught up the whole generic-holiday whirl. Yay, Ann, once again--a wonderful book! Not only do I recommend this for buying for yourself, it's a perfect gift for a frazzled friend to read BEFORE the leaves start falling this year. She includes just a few recipes, but I highly recommend her recipes for grapefruit terrine and for cut-out sugar cookies that don't spread into unrecognizable blobs. (I used to make dreidel-shaped cookies that bore a spooky resemblance to Xmas trees before I spread the blue frosting on them.)

The survival guide for the holidays!

I usually find myself getting more and more flustered about the holidays the closer they come. By the time Christmas rolls around? Forget it! I was talking to a friend about how I feel, and she recommended this book. What a good investment! Not only is "I Saw Mommy Kicking Santa Clause" absolutely hilarious (the real-life holiday stories are a riot!)it offers concrete, sensible advice on everything from how to deal with the in-laws to how to what Christmas really means. If you've ever felt stressed around the holidays, buy this book. And I mean now!