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amber1989's review against another edition
5.0
Oh I do love this poem. I remember reading it as a child. I hope my son will love it as much as I do
pacifickle's review against another edition
3.0
Love this mid-century stylized illustrations of the classic poem.
darkfantasyreviews's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of my most treasured Christmas books to read over the holiday season, particularly on Christmas Eve. It is A lovely, festive, and timeless Christmas poem which really fills me with the Christmas spirit. It brings so much nostalgia and good memories. This Book has some very beautiful and cute illustrations.
coinchantal's review against another edition
2.0
This book was really boring. The only thing it had going on where the great drawings in it. Weirdly written and not a fan.
adrianao_reads's review against another edition
5.0
5/5: Me ha encantado la ilustración es una ternura <3
sarahcvo's review against another edition
4.0
This review is for the 2020 edition illustrated by Loren Long.
I really liked the creative choices Long made here. He depicts Santa visiting four different homes (a farmhouse, a city apartment, a trailer in a trailer park, and a house in a tropical climate), and includes diversity of skin colors, socioeconomic status, family configurations, and ability (one child is in a wheelchair). There are so many fun details to find and compare, such as what treats are left for Santa and the ornaments on the trees at each house. I also appreciated that one family appeared to be interfaith - there was a Hanukkiah on the fireplace mantel next to a Nativity scene, they put sufganiyot instead of cookies on a plate, and Santa brought dreidels in his sack. And Long's Santa is different from traditional depictions; for, as he points out in his author's note, the text refers to "a little old driver", a "miniature sleigh" and "tiny reindeer." So here, Santa is short and round, like a true "jolly old elf." The endpapers are also great, as they provide prologue and epilogue to the story. Overall, a beautiful book.
Update: toddler loves this book, too!
I really liked the creative choices Long made here. He depicts Santa visiting four different homes (a farmhouse, a city apartment, a trailer in a trailer park, and a house in a tropical climate), and includes diversity of skin colors, socioeconomic status, family configurations, and ability (one child is in a wheelchair). There are so many fun details to find and compare, such as what treats are left for Santa and the ornaments on the trees at each house. I also appreciated that one family appeared to be interfaith - there was a Hanukkiah on the fireplace mantel next to a Nativity scene, they put sufganiyot instead of cookies on a plate, and Santa brought dreidels in his sack. And Long's Santa is different from traditional depictions; for, as he points out in his author's note, the text refers to "a little old driver", a "miniature sleigh" and "tiny reindeer." So here, Santa is short and round, like a true "jolly old elf." The endpapers are also great, as they provide prologue and epilogue to the story. Overall, a beautiful book.
Update: toddler loves this book, too!
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
2.0
This was way too short to be enjoyable for me, didn't think it contained enough to make a good story. Felt like someone told me a story I couldn't hear properly
musicdeepdive's review against another edition
5.0
On a cultural level (if not a literary level), this is perhaps the most important poem written in the last 200 years, singlehandedly defining the St. Nicholas myth and spawning the rampant Christmas commericalism of the modern era. You can decide for yourself if this is a bad thing or not. Me, I'll continue to read these words every year and continue to derive enjoyment out of them.
vinitneo's review against another edition
4.0
Do you have to stop believing in good things?
Isn't it fun to believe that there is a wise old guy who lives in the North Pole making toys and travels in a flying sleigh & delivers gifts to thousands of children.
A visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore is a classis Christmas poem. A fun & a short read.
Isn't it fun to believe that there is a wise old guy who lives in the North Pole making toys and travels in a flying sleigh & delivers gifts to thousands of children.
A visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore is a classis Christmas poem. A fun & a short read.