ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The original storybook and companion plush introduce an imperfect holiday character who gives children room to explore choices, change and who they can become.
Before a Christmas character can become part of a family tradition, a child must meet that character for the first time.
This September, families will have that opportunity with Glee The Christmas Goblin, an original illustrated storybook and companion plush launching on Kickstarter.
Created and written by Emily Jones and Fernando Olivo and illustrated by Rodrigo Magella, the project introduces someone unexpected to a Christmas world traditionally populated by Santa Claus, reindeer and dependable elves.
Glee is something families rarely find near Santa’s workshop or, for very understandable reasons, unattended presents: a goblin.
Funny, greedy, and unmistakably imperfect, Glee arrives shortly before Christmas, when an unexpected crisis challenges familiar assumptions about who can be trusted to help. The complete adventure remains a surprise, but Glee is given the opportunity to become more than anyone expects a goblin to be.
That imperfection is not incidental to the character. It is the reason his story creates room for children to think.
Traditional heroes often show children what good behavior looks like. Glee begins somewhere more complicated. He does not arrive with the right answers, and children are not asked to admire him from a distance. They can question his choices, anticipate what he might do next and discover alongside him that a character’s beginning does not have to determine his ending.
The objective is not for a child to copy Glee. It is for a child to think with him.
This idea reflects an established principle in child development: children build understanding through active participation and responsive interaction, not merely by receiving instructions. Research summarized by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University emphasizes the importance of back-and-forth exchanges between children and caring adults in supporting early language, social skills and emotional development.
A shared story can naturally begin those exchanges. A child can wonder why Glee made a choice, consider how another character feels or imagine what could happen next. Because the conversation is about a fictional goblin, children can explore difficult ideas without feeling that they are the ones being judged.
A perfect character offers an example. An imperfect character creates a question.
The companion plush gives that question somewhere to go after the book is closed. Through imaginative play, children can place Glee in new situations, invent their own adventures, and decide what he might do differently. The plush does not promise a developmental outcome. It simply gives families another way to continue the story through conversation, creativity and play.
“Christmas has many wonderful characters who show children what goodness looks like,” said co-creators Jones and Olivo. “We wanted to create a character who shows them what becoming better can look like. Glee is funny, flawed, and still discovering who he can be. That gives children room to wonder about his choices instead of simply being told what lesson they should learn.”
The storybook introduces Glee’s world and original adventure. The plush allows children to bring him into their own traditions, photographs, and Christmas memories. Together, they are designed to help an original character live beyond a single reading and return as part of the season each year.
Kickstarter allows families to participate in Glee’s beginning. Early supporters will be among the first to meet him, experience his story, and own the limited first edition of the book-and-plush set.
Before the campaign launches this September, families can reserve Glee for $1 and receive the guaranteed lowest Kickstarter price, priority access to the limited first edition, and an exclusive Glee Coloring Book directly inside your reward package.
Every Christmas character has a first story. Glee begins with a goblin, an unexpected choice, and the possibility of becoming something more.
Reserve Glee for $1 today at GleeTheGoblin.com.
About Glee the Goblin
Glee the Goblin is an original Christmas character introduced through an illustrated storybook, companion plush, and family holiday experience. Funny, imperfect, and unexpected, Glee invites children and families into a Christmas adventure about choices, transformation, and the joy of giving
About Alpha Anomaly
Alpha Anomaly is a story-driven entertainment company that develops original characters, imaginative worlds and meaningful experiences for families. Through projects such as Glee The Christmas Goblin, the company seeks to create entertainment that inspires lasting emotional connections beyond the story itself.
Merryl Garcia-Rodriguez
Alpha Anomaly
hello@gleethegoblin.com
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