Customer Reviews

The Night Before Christmas: The Heirloom Edition

5 star:		(31)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this book as a gift, and now that I've seen it, I'm going to order more. The classic story is made even better by the beautiful fabric-feel cover, cozy illustrations, and the yellow ribbon bookmark with a stocking on the end. You won't be disappointed.

Gorgeous...that is the best word to describe this book.

Christian Birmingham's illustrations create the pictures of the story that we all have in our heads...but alas, cannot paint ourselves.

Couldn't recommend this edition highly enough. The illustrations are beautiful and bring the magic of Christmas to life for both young and old. It truly is an heirloom edition made all the more special by the brass christmas stocking bookmark.

I purchased this for my grandson and it has actually exceeded my expectations.

The drawings are beautiful and the layout is great for showing to a child. It also comes with a weighted bookmark.

While the story is, of course, a classic, and the pictures are of high quality, there are only color pictures on every other page. A bit disappointing compared to the book we grew up with.

We were looking for an over-sized "Night Before Christmas" book to read to our little ones on Christmas eve. This one does the trick and quality is good for the ~$15 price. Calling it an "heirloom edition" might be stretching it a bit though.

The book, words, and illustrations are all beautiful. Some of the illustrations are a little less colorful than I'd hoped for. It is a good quality book. There is a prologue that gives a history of where the poem originally came from, which is great.

As I always read the reviews before I buy something, I was so surprised when I received this book the other day and it was not at all what I expected. Of course the story is great, but the quality of the book is atrocious. The cover pictures are stickers! The back cover sticker that tells about the story is already peeling off. I guess being an heirloom edition and the high reviews led me to expect more. I have fairly realistic expectations when it comes to books, and even a dust cover over a plain cover would have been fine, but this is just cheesy and I will be returning it. If you are just looking for a copy of the book, it's fine, but if you truly want something to enjoy year after year, this is not it.

This is a beautifully illustrated book that my granddaughter will cherish for years to come.

I would have liked to have purchased a real heirloom version of the Night Before Christmas. This book is good value for the money paid. There could have been more coloured pictures and the binding could have been of a more exquisite quality. But as I already said, still good value for money.
A lovely keepsake of a wonderful time in a childs life.