Amazon.com description: Product Description: Christmas starts early at Robby Hummer's house; his dad starts decorating before Thanksgiving. Then there's making cookies, presents, & gingerbread houses. If only Robby didn't have to worry about the school Christmas play. His mom really wants him to perform, & he'd love to make her happy. But does that mean he has to be an elf? in green tights? And what is the "true spirit of Christmas" anyway? Lots of people in Nekomah Creek have beliefs different from Robby's family, & different ways to celebrate. Robby begins to see that there's something universal about the season that his family can share with friends & neighbors. Illustrated.