Customer Reviews

The Night Before Christmas: The Miniature Classic Edition (Miniature Editions)

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The book is the classic poem, and the illustrations are nice (many are sketches, but with a few full-color pictures of Jolly Old St. Nick.) My biggest concern was when I opened the box... all I saw at first was a big piece of crumpled packing paper... and when I removed that... there was this LITTLE TINY book in the box! It was my own fault for not reading every detail on this page, I guess, but this was to be the classic to read our kids every Christmas Eve, and it's a nice quality, just hard for the kids to see! Just be aware before you purchase... Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.8 x 0.6 inches.

This book is impractical. It so small it can be easily lost and is hard to read.

I was so disappointed with this tiny book! I thought it was left out of my order because it was so small I didn't see it at first. I want to read this to my children on Christmas Eve, but it is so small that it will be difficult for them to see the pictures. I wish the book description would have described it as a very small version of the classic book

BEWARE - this is a MINIATURE book! It is only about 3 inches square!! If you are trying to buy a nice hardcover version of this story, THIS IS NOT IT!! I bought these to give as gifts and when I complained to Amazon about the size, I was basically told that they can't be responsible for my error. I'm not sure how it was my error, since they did not show the dimensions of the book or otherwise indicate that is was a miniature. DON'T end up in this situation - pick another version of The Night Before Christmas!!

This is a "miniture" book. A real disappointment if you are thinking it to be a normal size children's book. Amazon should have had a size disclaimer on this one and I should have read the reviews. I'm glad I only bought one copy. I had almost purchased several as gifts! Instead this is going in my stocking and I will now always inquire on size!!!!

My 7 year old son received a copy of this book as a present several years ago. Sadly, it ended up in the laundry and was destroyed. I searched and searched for a new copy and was so pleased to find this edition. He LOVES the fact that it is tiny and fits in his pocket. He carries it everywhere, year round (which is probably why the first copy ended up in the wash!). It is very easy to read (the text is actually very large) and the pictures are lovely. I am now ordering 2 other copies for my other kids, who also want to carry it around and read it whenever the mood strikes them. The product description is perfectly clear that this is a miniature book, so I'm not sure why the other reviewers were so surprised and disappointed by its tiny size.

Payed a good amount for this book only to receive a tiny little 3 inch mini book that only the "mouse" could read. I would think that this would be included in the description and wonder how many others have been tricked. This was supposed to be a book for the family to read to the kids on Christmas eve. Guess that won't be happening. Maybe I can stick it on top of a gift instead of a bow. What a shame, the seller should be ashamed of himself!!!!!

When I paid $4.95 for a Hardcover book I expected a full size children's book, not a 2 1/2 X 3 minature book. Nowhere in the description does it state the size of this HARDCOVER BOOK. ****TIP READ REVIEWS BEFORE PURCHASING**** MY MISTAKE!

I bought this book for a friend to read to their grandchildren and also bought one for myself so imagine my surprise when I opened the box and it barely fit in the palm of my hand. I feel that this book is a consumer rip off and that amazon should offer free return shipping. I know I should have checked the reviews before I purchased, but have never had a problem like this with anything I have ordered before. I hope no one else has this problem and feel that it should be taken off the site because this is a joke to expect people to read this to children. Not a picture at all. Holidays are a rush for us all and to have to check all the details before purchasing. Sigh!!! Not a good experience.

This book is great if you are giving it to a Barbie, but for humans it's wayyyy toooooo small. Why would anyone pay that much for a miniature book? I was shocked when I opened the box and this teeny tiny book was inside. I got robbed!