Brittney Ryan

I utterly adored this book. The style and the story gave me the strongest sense of deja vu. It reminded me so much of the old stop animation holiday movies that I used to watch as a kid. I loved every single word and was sad when it was over. Highly recommended for kids and adults alike.

I read this before as a kid and I really enjoyed my reread!

Breathtaking illustrations, heart-wrenchingly beautiful story... I am distressed to find it is out of print, so hopefully one day I will find a used copy for my own. (I have a couple of minor quibbles with the ending, but they really aren't of much consequence.) I highly recommend this book.

EtA: I acquired a lovely used copy, so now I can re-read this as often as I like!

The original book is a wonder to read... This simplified adaptation loses the original's magic, but it is still a good story. I also prefer the black and white illustrations in the original novel: the coloring job here seems sloppy at points.