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Miracle on 34th Street: [Facsimile Edition]

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We've all seen the classic black and white movie. And, as part of the holiday tradition, we watch it again and again.

But the original story is what makes you feel warm and fuzzy all over. It tickles the buried child in all of us. The magic, the wonder...this story never gets old.

The presentation is delightful, too. The cover, the type, the book size ~ are all as close to the original as state of the art technology can get it. What a wonderful hostess gift or stocking stuffer this would make!

I believe! Do you?

I read the book Miracle on 34th Street by, Valentine Davies'. It was a fabulous Christmas fiction book. The main message or theme that I got from the book was anything's possible-you just have to believe.
Doris Walker is in charge of running the Macy's Day Parade, which takes place on Thanksgiving Day. When her Santa Clause slacks off last minute she finds Kris Kringle and hires him to do the job. Kris does an amazing job. The only bothersome thing is he really and truly believes that he is Kris Kringle-Santa Clause. Doris doesn't believe him, and thinks he might be insane. Along with Doris not believing in Santa Clause, nor does her 6 year old daughter Susan. Kris however wants to change that, he wants to make them believe..he believes Christmas is all about believing. Doris and her boss think Mr. Kringle is insane so they send him to a mental institution. Mr. Kringle then worries-what is going to happen with Christmas? How could he disappoint millions of kids all over the world? He some how has to find a way to save Christmas!
I loved the book. I read it around Christmas which seemed to make the book even better. It was a memorable book that I will remember constantly throughout the holiday season. It was so good I might read it every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It would be nice to have a tradition like that.
This book didn't really relate to my Christmas Holiday Season. As a child I always believed in Santa unlike Susan did. My parents encouraged the belief of Christmas and Santa Clause until my brother and I started questioning and figuring things out. Still till this day I believe Christmas was always better when I was young and believed. It made the Holiday Season seem so magical.
Read Miracle on 34th Street to see if Susan's Christmas was magical!

When an adult in my daughter's life had told her that Santa Claus didn't exist, was I glad I had just purchased a copy of this! Now, of course my daughter had heard this news before from one or two of her friends, but it was the first time she had heard it from an adult and she was very upset. Nevertheless, after immediately reading her the book, her faith in Santa has been restored.

Wow! I love this book... and even now as 18 I still read this book to get me into that "Christmas spirit" I so desperately want to be in... I read this book every year it's one of my regulars on my holiday reading list.

Valentine Davies weaves such an impressive story that it will make the most skeptical child believe and it will make us that no longer can- wish we could. This is simply the perfect holiday story- one a parent could read to a child before they go to sleep or a story that a moderate second grade reader could read on their own without any difficulty...

I love reading this more than I do watching the classic version of the movie for Valentine Davies makes this book more magical than the movie could ever hope to be. All in all if you want to buy a book for the holidays- for someone on your shopping list this is definately one to buy! Or even own for yourself!

Doris Walker works at Macy's. She's in charge of choosing people to be in the parade, but when her Santa Claus shows up drunk she fires him and hires Kris Kringle on the spot. Kris believes he's Santa Claus, and Doris not believing in anything ignores his insistent opinion.

Of course, Doris has her 6 year old daughter Susan thinking there's no Santa Claus either, and Kris makes sure he changes the little girls mind. But trouble begins when he is admitted to Bellevue, a mental institution, and now with the help of his friend Fred, he must try to get out or Christmas will be ruined for everyone. Especially little Susan.

This book is truly wonderful, and it shows that if you just believe anything is possible.

This book appears to be a novelization of the movie, written in book form based on the screenplay. As such, it lacks much beyond what appears on the screen. There are some slight changes from the film, but those who have seen the film in the last five years should have little trouble visualizing the scenes as they read. Just in case anyone hasn't seen the movie, here's a quick plot summary:

A man named Kris Kringle is hired by Macy's when the man originally to play Santa Claus is drunk on the job. Kris maintains that he is the real Santa Claus, and this claim is passed off as an amusing eccentricity--until he embarrasses the wrong person and ends up in a home for the mentally ill. A young attorney, who lives in the same apartment building with the Macy's woman who hired Kris, agrees to represent Kris in court, but how can he prove that Kris really is Santa Claus? Moreover, will the woman, whom the attorney loves, and her young daughter manage to shake their skepticism and believe?

The story is charming enough, and it works well on film, but the book brings nothing more to the story. As a means of remembering the film, it works well, but as a stand-alone book, I think it's a bit lacking.

I bought this book because someone here reviewed it as "Better then the movie" Well it is exactly the same except for an extra line once every 20 pages or so.But is is a great book.

I read the book Miracle on 34th Street by, Valentine Davies. It was a fabulous Christmas fiction book. The main message or theme that I got from the book was anythings possible-you just have to believe.
Doris Walker is in charge of running the Macys Day Parade, which takes place on Thanksgiving Day. When her Santa Clause slacks off last minute she finds Kris Kringle and hires him to do the job. Kris does an amazing job. The only bothersome thing is he really and truly believes that he is Kris Kringle-Santa Clause. Doris doesnt believe him, and thinks he might be insane. Along with Doris not believing in Santa Clause, nor does her 6 year old daughter Susan. Kris however wants to change that, he wants to make them believe..he believes Christmas is all about believing. Doris and her boss think Mr. Kringle is insane so they send him to a mental institution. Mr. Kringle then worries-what is going to happen with Christmas? How could he disappoint millions of kids all over the world? He some how has to find a way to save Christmas!
I loved the book. I read it around Christmas which seemed to make the book even better. It was a memorable book that I will remember constantly throughout the holiday season. It was so good I might read it every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It would be nice to have a tradition like that.
This book didnt really relate to my Christmas Holiday Season. As a child I always believed in Santa unlike Susan did. My parents encouraged the belief of Christmas and Santa Clause until my brother and I started questioning and figuring things out. Still till this day I believe Christmas was always better when I was young and believed. It made the Holiday Season seem so magical.
Read Miracle on 34th Street to see if Susans Christmas was magical!

Usually when you read a book after seeing the movie, you wind up scratching your head and saying to yourself,"Self, that wasn't in the movie!" Not so with this book! It has all the charm and wonder of the movie, with a little extra warmth to make up for not seeing the beautiful Ms. O'Hara. A very nice read aloud for the family.

The book "Miracle on 34th Street" is terrific. It is different from the movie. There are added episodes which I appreciated. Particularly one finds out that Kris Kringle is about to be evicted from the place out in Long Island because the State of New York thinks he is crazy. Of course, the doctor that runs the place does not. Kris has other friends besides his Macy's friends, Suzy, and Fred (I think that is the lawyer name.)who let Kris stay with them before he moves in with Fred. I don't want to say any more because it will give away the path to the ending which is quite different from the ending we are used to. I enjoyed this book.