Customer Reviews

Advent Storybook Advent Calendar

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I bought these for Christmas 2008 for my grand-daughter. Unfortunately the book came but the calendar was out of stock. Had to get it from a foreign supplier, arrived in January 2009, and was very expensive on its own. The current price for book + calendar is a real deal.

The book and calendar are made to go together beautifully. Wonderful art work in both. The calendar's pictures mirror those of the stories, which are short to match a young child's attention span and religious in nature. These are keepsake items that can be pulled out and re-read every year during Advent. The calendar is a heavy cardboard stock but can be easily re-used year after year. Highly recommended!

I bought this last year for my four-year-old and one for his same aged friend (both boys) and they loved it - made them anxious for bedtime to hear the next story and open the calendar door. The stories are perfect for young children, and a nice, easy, but meaningful read for parents. I'm sure my son will love it again this year at age 5. I may switch to Maja Dusikova's Holy Night Advent Calendar... I'm not positive, but I think the same pictures are behind the door as the one called "Advent Storybook Advent Calendar," making it fit with the book.

I bought this book and calendar before Christmas of 2006, we read the stories to the kids every night and looked at the calendar. I got it out again this year and it was an even bigger hit (the kids are now 4). The stories are very meaningful and helped us to teach the children about Jesus and what it means to serve Jesus. I'm sure we'll use it next year too.

When I got the calendar, I was really disappointed in the quality for $8 before s/h. It was a piece of cardboard with some pop-out doors, so that was disappointing. I expected something a little bit nicer and maybe more durable than what I got. Maybe that was my fault, but I ended up sending it back.

This is very cute and ties in with the storybook. But I'm glad I got a deal on it as it's very small and not a really great Advent Calendar all on its own. I've seen a lot cuter, more detailed calendars, but for quite a bit more money. If you're getting the storybook, you really should buy the calendar too.

My daughter loves to open a door each night, also it is great that the picture behind each door corresponds with the story in the book.

Calendars were OK. Art was pretty enough. Price was competitive. I think I will do the chocolate ones next year, though.