The illustrations enhance this classic poem. So beautifully done! ( )

the classic story of the night before christmas
1 book

there are many different books about the infamous night before christmas. This book tells the classic tale of the night before with beautiful illustrations to go along with it.

The main idea of this book is provide an exciting description of Santa Claus and incite the good feelings associated with the Christmas holiday. I like this book for two reasons. First, I love the way the poem sounds when read aloud. It is so musical and cheery and because it is an old familiar classic, it brings about those good holiday feelings when reading it. Second, I like that the story is told from the point of view of an adult. I think of the father telling his kids this story on Christmas morning and how excited the kids would be to hear it. It also brings out the holiday joy in people of all ages since it is told from the point of view of an adult. ( )

Beautiful.

I mean, most of us probably know Clement Moore's poem about the man in red. And most of us probably already have one or two favorite versions. But this one is different and I'm so glad that Little, Brown Books is doing a reprinting of it.

I happen to very fond of Tom Browning's rosy cheeked Santa. And Robert Sabuda's brilliant pop-up book has long been a favorite with our whole family. But now, we have this new book to share, and I have to say that I love the artwork. It's wintery and in dark shades. And I find it very soothing. The children and father very cute.

Definitely glad to add this to my Christmas shelf.

[sample pages here: http://www.booksforkids-reviews.com/2013/11/review-holly-hobbie-night-before.htm... ] ( )