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Jolly Old Santa Claus: A Christmas Classic
by Patricia A. Pingry
from Candy Cane Press
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List Price: $6.95
Price: $6.95
You save: $0.00 (0%)
Media: Board book
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Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 
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deceptive marketing 
This book is marketed as a "Collector's Edition" of the original 1961 George Hinke classic, one of the most charmingly illustrated books ever published for children. It was read to me as a child. I was thrilled to discover it on Amazon, but deeply disappointed when the two hard back copies I ordered arrived. The text has been altered significantly (we don't forget what we read as children, and I have an older copy with a closer-to-original text). And some of George Hinke's illustrations have been... more info
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Cover Frightens Daughter
The inside illustrations are very nice, but the story is only fine--nothing amazing. The illustrations would benefit from a larger format. It's difficult to make out the detail and get absorbed in all that's going on in the illustrations. The cover, oddly, makes my 13 month old daughter cry when she looks at it. We had to put tape over Santa's face because whenever she pulled this book off the shelf she'd break out into tears. The inside illustrations do not bother her. I probably just have a sensitive... more info
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Jolly Old Santa Claus: Collectors Edition 
What a wonderful story and beautiful illustrations! This has become THE defining start of the Christmas season at our house! The rich colors and nostalgic figures delight all ages and transport some of us back to Christmas' past. A bargain at any price! Thanks for the memories!!
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Good Book, But Hardly a "Collector's Edition"
Growing up, "Jolly Old Santa Claus" was a Christmas Eve tradition in my family. And since the one original copy we had growing up still belongs to our parents, my siblings and I were elated to receive copies of this "Collector's Edition" for Christmas. Until we opened the book, that is. Many illustrations have been left out, and the ones that have been included are washed out, airbrushed and cropped and do not begin to do justice to the originals. Although it claims to feature the "Original Story by... more info
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