Walt Disney's Santa's Toy Shop : Walt Disney Classic Edition (Walt Disney Classics (Hardcover))

Rating:
Summary: Disappointment
Review: I owned this book as a child and was overjoyed to find it for my child. But when I got the book home and began reading it, I discovered the pictures are the same, but the story is different. My mother still has our old copy, now falling apart from years of reading, and I was disappointed to find that the whole story had been rewritten. I don't think they should be allowed to use the cover and pictures and attach a different story just to call it the "Classic" edition.

Rating:
Summary: Walt Disney's Santa's Toy Shop
Review: I was very excited to see this book on the shelve I think it's great to see all those great drawings so big and beautiful, but BEWARE it is not the same as the little golden book. Monique Peterson re-wrote the story and unfortunatley she didn't make it better, it lacks the warmth of the golden book. To me it's like if they had taken the illustrations from Twas the Night Before Christmas and discarded the story. If you've never read the original Santa's Toy Shop you'll think this version by Monique is cute in a "Barney" kind of way, but for my money ,buy a used copy of the golden book it will be much cheaper and a lot more fun.

BTW My parents only spent 49 cents on our copy of the book

Rating:
Summary: Magical
Review: My four year old discovered the magic of Santa Claus through this charming book. Christmas may be gone for another year but my little William continues to celebrate it through Monique Peterson's wonderful adaption of this classic. Every night before bed his eyes light up as we read of Santa flying across the sky and around the whole world to deliver toys to all the boys and girls on his list. He closes his eyes to join Santa and the reindeer in his dreams.This book captures the magic and excitement of Santa Claus like no other and will always be a staple in my family's Christmas celebration. I hope my son will hold a page of this book in his heart forever - ho! ho! ho!. In fact my son loved this book so much that I bought him the other beautifully adapted and illustrated Disney Classic Edition titles - Noah's Ark and Sleeping Beauty. I love to read and with these titles I now see my son developing the same love.