Customer Reviews

Nightmare Before Christmas, The

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I was lucky to find this at Borders a couple of days ago. My 5 and 3 year olds love it and so do I! It is a shorter version of the movie, thus NO Sally, or Oogie Boogie in the plot. However, they do make an appearance as citizens of Halloween Town. It is in a rhyming verse and this adds to it's charm , one of my fave lines is

"He visted the house of Susie and Dave;

They got a Gumby and Pokey from the grave.

Then on to the home of little Jane Neeman;

She got a baby doll possessed by a demon.""

There is also a spooky parody of "T'was the night before christmas" and Zero as Rudolph, of course. I look forward to reading this book at bedtime or anytime because it is such fun!

This book is Tim Burton's original version of this story. It is different from the film of the same title. It is basically a long poem, not unlike "The Night Before Christmas" as teh title suggests. The drawings are superb, the story excellently witty, and it is a must have for all 'Nightmare Before Christmas' movie fans, and Tim Burton fans alike. As I say it does differ from the movie, I can't say it is better because it is much more brief and less detailed, but it is by no means worse- just different. A cute, fun story all around! I recommend it highly.

I have loved this movie ever since it came out in 1993. Now I am a teacher and I share this story with my students every Halloween/ Christmas. The students love the plot of the story and the original drawings by Tim Burton are fantastic. If you love the movie, then you need to add this book to your collection. Tim Burton is a creative genius and this is a classic and different Holiday story.

This hardcover was actually copyright in 1993, decscription says 2006. Good condtion luckily, because things get damaged during shipping quite often. It is a cute story and nice illustration. It is for myself, my daughter is 2 and will get it eventually when she stops ripping and beating her books!

Item was delivered very quickly and in perfect condition. I bought it as a gift for my girlfriend who is a huge NBC fan. She loves it!

Fun for anyone, it's a very interesting piece for the nightmare before Christmas! And I got it in the mail quickly.

I love this story and the movie. This replaced an old paperback copy of the book which was falling apart. Tim Burton is a genius!

I bought this book thinking that it would be somewhat like the movie, but it turns out to be a short and sweet virgin that rhymes. I read it to my niece and she loved it! So all in all it is a cute book, just not exactly what I thought it would be.

Huge fan of Tim Burton and his work, whether it be books, Film, Artwork,etc. Recieved items quickly and packaged well. Would buy again

I am a HUGE fan of all things Nightmare, I have the special edition DVD set and some nifty little collectibles and whatsits, but this was the best Christmas gift I've received in a long time and was truly a surprise to unwrap. It rests proudly on my nightstand and I have to pick it up now and then just to flip through it for a quick nightmare-fix ;-)