One Wild Christmas is a story of a group of animal friends trying to create the perfect Christmas experience.

What I liked: the illustrations, the friends compromising so everyone got to have a perfect Christmas, the act of friends celebrating together

I really wanted to love this book, but in a scene where the characters disagree, they have a short fight. As a parent who is trying to raise a toddler to communicate and understand others' feelings, I did not enjoy characters physical fighting despite the fact that it all worked out in the end. The bear does redeem himself, but understanding how it may have impacted his friends' Christmas, but ultimately the overall message was missed for me due to the fight.

If you are a parent who doesn't mind a little physical fight as long as the message overall is positive, then I think you would like this book.


Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Kids Can Press for the e-Arc. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My son's review:
I was wild, I love wild. It was wild to see the bear win against the beaver and the moose, he messed them up! It was crazy lol

My review:
I loved this! It was cute and funny! The illustrations truly made us giggle along with the words. The bear truly was strong but I'm glad he stood his ground. Such a cute story!

I received this ARC from NetGalley and Kids Can Press to read/review. All of the statements above are my true opinions after fully reading this book.

A perfect children's book for the Christmas and winter holidays. The book talks about an experience of how three friends celebrated their Christmas. The book promotes ecology, not to cut down Christmas trees. It promotes a Christmas celebration in the wilderness and nature. The book teaches children how to save the forest, to be a better person. Children can learn new types of trees. The illustrations are amazing. The story is wonderful, so reading this book makes me wish Christmas was now. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this wonderful book.

This was a cute book with some great illustrations.

The story was good but I did feel that there could have been more to it but it did have a good theme.

I read the book with my 7 year old daughter and she did enjoy it, but it was a book that she said she only wanted to read once, and she does normally want to re-read any of the books she really enjoys. That being said it did keep her attention throughout and she did mention the book to her grandparents so that shows to me that she did enjoy it more than first thought.

It is 3.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads and Amazon - definitely one that is worth a read

My kids loved this book! It's super cute and wholesome and kept their attention the whole time during reading. I highly recommend this book and will purchase a physical copy.

This looked really cute but was kinda weird?

The moral of the story was good but the delivery was not great. There didn’t seem to be any flow to the prose.

Not something I would buy or recommend, unfortunately.

I love this book. I love that Moose, Beaver & Bear behave instinctively within their value systems. I love that the problem in the book is solved. I love that the problem is not solved neatly (rope is involved after all!) but the problem is solved to everyone's satisfaction, eventually.

I read this book while on a plane to Minnesota and had to check myself from laughing outloud (again the rope) but did smile at the illustrated mishaps.

These characters are always endearing and silly and my youngest patrons will enjoy this for a holiday storytime!

This was a great story of adapting and making the best of things. Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press

I gave this book three stars. It was funny, it was cute. But it wasn’t a very deep and long book, which is okay for a children’s book. I later found out this book is part of a series, so that explains the shortage of the book too I guess. i think the characters in the story are nice and relatable for kids.

This book was a not my favorite. It didn't make sense to me that they had always had a tree and suddenly bear didn't want to harm a tree. Didn't love that he threw and then tied up his friends, but I thought the ending was nice.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for my advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

The bear, moose and beaver are excited for Christmas and busy with preparations. In their rush, they forget to get a tree. They head to the woods and find the perfect one. Now, what to do with their perfect tree leads to the three friends fighting. It may get a little rough for younger readers, but the bear does find a compromise that satisfies everyone. I always enjoy the illustrations in this series, and this one doesn't disappoint.
Thanks to Kids Can Press, Nicholas Oldland and NetGalley for this ARC.

I am hoping my libraries will carry more of this series to use in my art room. The drawings are simple ( maybe too simple) and cute ( but not too cute). The stories have good messages about life and friendship. They are short for the younger children to sit and listen. I like choosing more than one character or animals for the students to choose from for a project. I also like Christmas books with something other than Santa if I choose a holiday book during the season. Just my preference but I don’t like multiple pictures of the same animal layered on a page to show an animal flying through the air. Maybe it would work for flip book effect. I do hope to get more books in the series to try for different themes.Thank you to Kids Can Press and NetGalley for a digital copy for review.

I really enjoyed this lovely holiday read! I found the story absolutely adorable and loved the resourcefulness of the main characters. I particularly liked the bear in this story and the stand he took to save the tree. A lovely Christmas story with a unique and special message.

I love the illustrations in One Wild Christmas, the beaver and the moose and the bear are adorable. I just don't know if beating up your friends and tying them up to get your way is really a good message to be sending at any time of the year.
I would be curious to read some of the other books in the series now though.....maybe bear just gave in to the holiday stress.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC of this book.

I literally adore Christmas and am always on the look-out for more kids' Christmas books. And I love this one!!! Such a sweet story of finding a middle ground when everyone doesn't want the same thing. I'll definitely be buying this for my daughter! 5 stars.

One Wild Christmas follows a bear, a moose, and a beaver as they prepare for Christmas. They soon realize they forgot to get a tree, and they find the perfect tree in the forest. However, the bear does not want it cut down. The illustrations are cute, and the book is sweet. The book also has a good message about friendship, and it would be great for kids to read around Christmastime.

Cute story of animal friends celebrating Christmas with each other, only to find that they forgot the Christmas tree.
Go on an adventure with these animals to find a Christmas tree.
Loved the Illustrations

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One Wild Christmas by author and illustrator Nicholas Oldland is a delightful, zany, and creative holiday treat for young readers.

A moose, a beaver, and a bear get together to celebrate their favorite time of year. On Christmas Eve they are getting everything together when they realize they have forgotten the tree. So, off to the forest they dash to find the perfect one. But once find it, the bear can’t stand the thought of the beautiful tree being harmed. Is there a way to save Christmas?

One Wild Christmas is part Goldilocks, part crazy antics, and part navigating friendship all rolled into one seasonal tale that will leave you with a warm heart and a full smile. Part of Oldland’s Life in the Wild series, this book embraces nature with a storyline and artwork that make you feel like you’re on an outdoor adventure alongside its animal characters.

If you and your youngsters enjoy seasonal stories with fun artwork and a tiny lesson tucked inside, One Wild Christmas should be on your wish list.

Highly recommended!

This book was such a fun one!!! My four kids and I absolutely loved reading this together. The characters were precious, the storyline was fun, and the illustrations were adorable. Wonderfully done!

Another excellent book in this series. I own all of Nick’s books and will definite purchase this for my young nieces. The characters feel extra Canadian to me.