I'll Be Home for Christmas (Lighted Path Collection®) [Hardcover]

Thomas Kinkade (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Lighted Path Collection® | Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Nearly half a million gift–givers have brought the light of Christmas into the heart of someone special with Thomas Kinkade’s I’ll Be Home for Christmas. This new, more compact, caseside–printed edition will appeal to the more price–conscious admirers of America’s beloved “Painter of Light^®.”

More than 20 of Kinkade’s radiant Christmas paintings—favorites from the Victorian Christmas and Home for the Holidays series—are highlighted by stories, quotes, poems, and carols that evoke the spirit of the season.

From elegant white sparkles woven throughout snow–covered treetops...to colorful, glittering lights decorating a Victorian gingerbread house...to a tree shimmering with candles and framed in a glowing window...this very special book will fill heart and home with Christmas dreams and memories.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers; Reprinted edition (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736910999
• ISBN-13: 978-0736910996
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,061,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seasonal inspiration from America's "Painter of Light", November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Hardcover)

Anyone not aware of Thomas Kinkade's artwork hasn't been paying attention in stores for the last five years or so. With his old-fashioned images of a romantic yesteryear that probably never existed, Kinkade has become America's most-published artist. In "I'll Be Home for Christmas," he specializes in snowy landscapes, glowing cottages with smoke coming from rock chimneys and horse-drawn sleighs bringing visitors for Yule festivities. Text for the book comes from seasonal writings by Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Kenneth Grahame, Isaac Watts and, of course, the Gospel of Luke. The artwork is the most notable feature: Large scenes are mixed with close-up details that reveal Kinkade's brushstrokes. People familiar with Kinkade's work know that he hides little letter 'N's throughout his paintings (the number that appears under his signature indicates how many are in that particular painting) in honor of his wife, Nanette. The printing in "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is so good that they are visible on almost every page. This isn't a thick book, nor heavy Christmas reading, but it certainly sheds some beautiful light on the spirit of the season.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and inspiring, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Hardcover)

The book has beautiful illustrations and very touching and inspirational messages, quotes, etc. on each page. It was given to me as a gift and I love it! It will be something I treasure through my life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, January 13, 2008

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This review is from: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Lighted Path Collection®) (Hardcover)

I have purchased Thomas Kinkade books numerous times and I am very pleased everytime I do. I usually give the books as gifts and I always receive compliments. Thomas Kinkade is a favorite painter of mine. His paintings and inspirational sayings always help to calm a person when having a stressfull day.