Carol, the Ancient Yuletide Troll

By Matt Taylor and Allison Cain

Carol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll is the first in a series of stories about Carol, a good troll who serves as a Santa figure for monsters. It introduces Carol, and explains how she became Santa’s helper for delivering toys to the monsters.

When Carol sees that the other monsters don’t like her because she’s the only one who receives presents from Santa (as she is the only monster who is “nice”), Carol pays Santa a visit. Santa encourages Carol to be the one to help turn the monsters around and get them on his nice list too. Carol tries, but the other monsters just ignore her, inspiring her to take matters into her own hands. She begins secretly giving toys to the naughty monsters instead of continuing to try and turn them into nice ones. Despite her good intentions, will Carol’s actions go against Santa’s wishes and put her on the naughty list as well?

This fun, original story will not only teach children the importance of good behavior, but will teach them a great lesson in friendship, kindness, and sharing. Carol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll shows children the true spirit of Christmas in a new way from a not-so-scary monster named Carol.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Morgan James Kids
• Release date: Dec 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781683507345

Matt Taylor

I run a small business and I lead a group of people investing in small businesses. For me, mainstream economics has nothing useful to say. I believe that economics is a simple set of principles, which everyone can understand. I believe too that we cannot have a strong society when so few people understand basic economics. My ambition is to bring the simple truth of economics to people who are not experts. My first book, Voluntary Exchange, was published in May 2021. You can follow me on Twitter @matttaylor2020