When I first read this in 2008 I marked it as "Good" in our old book database, but this time around I'm hard pressed to see what I liked. It's a fairly generic Christmas story of an eager young dog accidentally wreaking havoc with the decorations. I guess I enjoyed Marley more when I was closer to the original book and its movie adaptation. ( )

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I really think kids would love this book. ( )

John Grogan is making a cottage industry of Marley books, and perhaps fans would enjoy this look at the trouble that Marley gets into as the family prepares for Christmas. The illustrations have a 1950s or 1960s feel of the middle class white bread American family. ( )

I never read any of the other Marley books. This was just ok. Fun for the holidays. Colorful illustrations. ( )