Night Before Christmas Pictureback Reviews Summary

Illustrations

Pros:

• "The illustrations are magic."
• "They are quite colorful, and offer details little children love looking into."
• "The pictures look like paintings on canvas, with brush strokes visible, and there is a sense of magic to it."
• "The illustrations provided by Douglas Gorsline are surely the best."
• "The illustrations are beautifully colorful."
• "The two-page spread of Santa's sleigh taking flight almost looks 3D."
• "Absolutely gorgeous illustrations."

Cons:

• "Only problem is that the books pages were stuck together in some places which mean't that ink spread to adjacent pages."
• "Far too much text on each page, almost identical images on two consecutive page spreads."
• "The 'illustrated' claim is deceptive at best."
• "The illustrations are very dark."
• "The only reason I did not give it a 5 was because the interactive pictures in the book are a little dark."
• "The pictures are so small you cannot see any real detail! And I cannot get them to enlarge, either."
• "Poor illustration which was boring for my grandson."

Book Quality

Pros:

• "This is more than just the story of The Night Before Christmas, this is a family keepsake."
• "Very good value. The quality of the book is excellent."
• "It is a well made book that is suitable for little fingers touching and turning the pages."
• "Nicely made with the hard cardboard pages."
• "No wear, no discoloration and page edges are crisp!"
• "Sturdy cardboard pages enable my 18 month old grandson to 'read' the book without destroying it."
• "The pages are thick and the printing is immaculate."

Cons:

• "It would have been a nice book if it had worked, but I think it DID sit around on the shelf too long and became defective in the process."
• "Unfortunately the seller did not disclose that the dedication page had been written upon and the battery cover was missing."
• "Nearly every page was torn. Some drawn on & some had tape over the pictures."
• "The book I received was very old, warm and damaged."
• "The book couldn't even function."
• "Both books had pages that were stuck together."
• "I was greatly disappointed with this item. Nearly every page was torn."

Value and Price

Pros:

• "Very happy with this ‘used’ edition & the price!!"
• "Great book; only reason it has 3 stars is because it includes the pipe part which I don't approve of for kids."
• "A classic done simply and inexpensively!"
• "I found it in a local toy store for 20.00 but got it here for 11.50!"
• "Great deal at $11 with free shipping- the book was original priced for $18."
• "It was super to find the book on Amazon as well at a much cheaper price."
• "Thank you for making this purchase go smoothly."

Cons:

• "Received the book which was cute but no tape which is what I wanted for a Christmas decoration really really disappointed didn’t get tape."
• "I know it was only a dollar, but I would return it if I could."
• "The book also arrived curved and slightly damaged."
• "I ordred that book well before christmas and did not recieve it untill after new year."
• "It clearly states $3.95 on the cover, complete ripoff."
• "Book was overpriced."
• "I was extremely disappointed by the book that we got. Not only can you hardly see the pictures but it is very used."