Read 5/15/15
Adorable story about the magic of Christmas, beautiful illustrations
inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

The artwork was beautiful. This was actually my first time reading it, and it makes how they did the movie even better!

We read this to our son in NICU, slightly late but close enough to Christmas to be ok. I've never read it before, nor seen the film. It's a short but sweet tale beautifully illustrated for the most part with a warm heart and somewhat bitter-sweet ending. I suspect it will become a yearly story.
adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's just ok. The story didin't particularly hit a a cord for me.

Great book (and movie) for those that are doubting whether or not they believe. And it shows that it is still OK to believe.
adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

This was a good read, though it was slightly different from the movie that I grew up watching. Despite this, it was still an enjoyable story.