Customer Reviews

Animals' Christmas Eve (Little Golden Readers)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

What a wonderful "throwback" to another era, with this Golden book which highlights some of the great artwork and poetry to celebrate Christmas. The story focuses on the many different kinds of animals who were present when little baby Jesus was born, such as chickens, four brown horses, five gray donkeys, six spotted calves, and...I think you get the point. It teaches the basics and provides great inspiration and truth for the children on one of the most sacred days of the year. Read it and your eyes will probably begin to well with tears. The picture of the eight nestling kittens is truly precious, as well as the eleven puppies who listen well.

A marvelous collection for any library!!!

This book was one of my favorites as a little girl. Now, as a grown-up, I'm overjoyed to have found it again. Gale Wiersum takes the familiar counting-up-to-twelve verse form and from it weaves a sweet poem, recounting what the animals say to each other on Christmas Eve, "after all the people leave." Each group of creatures offers a bit of the Christmas story to their fellows. The illustrations are soft and magical. Give this one to a child who likes poetry, or read it aloud during the Christmas season (I've even seen it recommended as a resource for Sunday schools). You'll like it, too.

I would have rather found an older version of this second hand because it would have been a better book. For one, the artwork of the older version was so much better. Secondly, the quality of Little Golden Books (now made in China) is very low. I doubt this one will last forever like some of the ones we have that were printed in the 70s. The only reason this got 2 stars is because the story itself is a good one.

This is a wonderful Christmas story with bright, attractive art work that keeps my 16 month old daughter's attention. This was an impulse buy one Saturday to keep my daughter occupied while I shopped... what a happy chance!

My grand daughter loved this book. She loves animals so combining the Christmas story & animals was perfect. Would recommend this book.

My children love to read this book about the animals in the barn and what christmas is about, we read it every year, and purchased more to give to my nieces and nephews.

This was my daughter's favorite Christmas book, when she was growing up. It went out of print for several years and I am so glad it is back. I gave it to my grand nephews and grand niece this Christmas.

I was so Happy to find this book! I loved reading it to my children, and basically could remember the words from reading it so much! My daughter is an amimal lover from way back. Now a grown woman, and a vet tech, with a 6 year old daughter of her own, she got the pleasure of passing this story on. they read it at bed time, just like we used too. the art work is different, but the story rings true. I is just wonderful!!!!!

I was dismayed to see that this item is not shipping with the original artwork, but rather with very colorful, stylized illustrations. The rhyme is exactly the same. I will try to post a picture of the new art. It's pretty in its own way, but lacking all the soft realism that was so charming about the original.

Great selection of Golden Books.
Sometimes I cannot find these in stores. My sorority donates these books each meeting to underprivileged children. It is much easier to order from Amazon! Now I always have a supply on hand for an upcoming meeting.