The Night Before Christmas

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Summary: Beautiful book.
Review: I am a huge Engelbreit fan, and I just love this book. Every page is dazzling. My two year old loves it as well; he just gets lost in every illustration. He points to this and that and just can't get enough of just LOOKING. Engelbreit's bright colors and attention to detail just shine in this book. They just don't come any better than this!

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Summary: GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS
Review: I bought this book late in 1994 and read it to my little boy and girl on Christmas eves. Of course the poem is a great classic, but what makes this edition worth buying are the illustrations, they are simply magnificent, far better than other editions I have seen. I see now that it is out of print, do yourself a favor and spare no effort or expense to find one!

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Summary: The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Tasha Tudor
Review: I discovered this book 31 years ago, for my daughter and it is still loved by all the family. The illustrations are wonderful, warm, charming and delightful and bring a special meaning to the story. We still read it to all the young children on Christmas Eve and for adults we read the story and pass a grab bag gift every time the word THE is mentioned. It would not be Christmas without this book. It is magical.

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Summary: The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Tasha Tudor
Review: I discovered this book 31 years ago, for my daughter and it is still loved by all the family. The illustrations are wonderful, warm, charming and delightful and bring a special meaning to the story. We still read it to all the young children on Christmas Eve and for adults we read the story and pass a grab bag gift every time the word THE is mentioned. It would not be Christmas without this book. It is magical.

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Summary: Cute
Review: I have been a Jan Brett fan all my life. Granted I'm only 12, but still. Having visited Stockbridge, where the book takes place, made this even more interesting. The best part by far was the fact that when flipping through the pages, I noticed, on page 18, my name attached to a pair of cowboy boots. Having written Ms. Brett a letter a few years ago, I was excited to relize that my sister's name is also included. Putting 2+2 together, I relized that smattered throughout the book were hundreds of names of children, most likely fans who wrote Ms. Brett. Bravo Jan Brett, for acknowledging your fans!

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Summary: The Night Before Christmas, Ruth Sanderson Illustrator
Review: I purchased the hardcover edition for my 2 year old daughter. The Illustrations are absoulutely beautiful. The only problem I have with it is that it is not the original poem by Moore. It has been censored, yes, censored. The 2 lines "The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath." have been removed! I understand that smoking is no longer a "PC" thing in this day and age, but when you are purchasing a classic poem, one you remember from your childhood, you expect to get the actual poem. I was disappointed that this fact had not been noted in the product description. I guess it's a little 1984ish to me, to start censoring a book and not inform the consumer.

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Summary: the night before christmas
Review: I realy thought that this book was a really good book i have read it to my sisters many times and we read it every Christmas Eve before they go to bed. they really enjoy the story and i enjoy very much to read it to them. this book is a really greay book and is a great book for all children at ant time of the year but most of all during the Christmas season. The writer of this book did a spactacular job and the pictures are wonderful and life like. everyone did a great job with this book!

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Summary: Christmas
Review: I think this book was great at the start. St.Nicholas would go all around the world to the good girls and boys and put candy in their stockings. St.Nick would start each Christmas Eve with a shout to all his deer. I enjoyed this book.

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Summary: Amazing Illustrations
Review: I was looking for a copy of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" for my son's first christmas. As a child, I remember reading the story every christmas eve and wanted to start this tradition with my own family. There are so many versions out there, I didn't much care which one I got as long as the pictures were nice. I decided on this version because it is a board book which will be much easier for chubby little fingers to grab, and more durable than thin paper pages.

This version is illustrated by Bruce Whately (some of the other reviews listed seem to be referring to a Mary Englebreit version). Bruce Whately's illustrations are absolutely wonderful! They are so realistic looking - you expect the reindeer to literally jump off the page! The pictures are drawn as if they were filmed from a camera - some arial shots, close ups, and the facial expressions on Santa and the reindeer are precious. As soon as the book came in the mail, and I saw the illustration on the cover, I was drawn to look inside. I stood there at the front door and looked at every page. I knew I couldn't wait until christmas eve to share this with my son. I read it to him that very night. Now I notice that, each time I read the story I see different details I had missed the previous time. I have so much fun pointing out all the little details to my son that sometimes we just look at pictures and don't even read the story (notice the sleeping mom and baby mouse on the first page!)

I immediately went on line and purchased Whatey's "Here Comes Santa Clause". I can't wait to get it and see more of his wonderful work!

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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: If you're looking for a beautiful book with wonderful illustrations to pass down the generations, look elsewhere. This book is terrible! I decided to purchase this book based on the glowing reviews, but instead of a book filled with "beautiful illustrations" and "drawings" as stated, I'm sitting here looking at a one filled with tacky photos of Santa and reindeer tacked on by computer. Very disappointing!!!