
The Night Before Christmas Book Detail
Paperback: 32 pagesPublisher: Macmillan Children’s Books; Illustrated edition edition (7 Oct 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 023075029X
ISBN-13: 978-0230750296
Product Dimensions: 28 x 0.4 x 25 cm
The much-loved classic Christmas poem is brought beautifully to life in this gorgeous new picture book, sure to bring visions of sugarplums to everyone’s head. With dreamy, magical artwork by Eric Puybaret this is the perfect Christmas present for any child.
The Night Before Christmas Book Review
I bought this version of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ three years ago, and since then it has become a family favourite, read without fail every Christmas Eve and many other times throughout December.I chose to write this review now as I noticed some of the comments left by other reviewers and felt I had to comment (as to why I’m writing in March, I was actually looking for a copy of this for my sister, who wanted one of her own after seeing mine recently).
There isn’t really a lot you can say about the poem as it’s such a classic, except that many people will only know the first few lines maybe and therefore might not have enjoyed the (good old-fashioned sentimental) detail found through the rest of the verses.
Of this particular version I will say that it is appropriately and beautifully illustrated, and although an earlier reviewer may have found the pictures too dark to enjoy properly, I felt I had to write and say that we have had no problems. The kids and I read this regularly at bedtime in the run-up to Christmas (low lighting therefore) and can make out all of the details, and the Christmas Eve reading is usually snuggled up by the fire with only a few candles to read by, and again, we can see the pictures clearly enough to point out everybody’s favourite details.
Every review is based on personal experience, but from my own I would heartily recommend this version, it’s truly beautiful and something that will stay with us for a long time. In addition, at the kind of price you can pick it up for from Amazon, it’s well worth a look, even if you decide later that the illustrations aren’t good for you either. The one thing you can be sure about is that you’ll have the experience of a truly heart-warming Christmas experience. Get online The Night Before Christmas today.
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