Christmas Books

[geekinm]

@helenbrady The Jolly Postman is a classic but you have to make sure that it gets put back in the right place!

I had forgotten about That Christmas - a great book.

Last night we read Clarice Bean Think Like An Elf which is a longer read but I love Lauren Child's collage style of illustration. (I saw some of her original illustrations on display earlier in the year and it was so interesting to see the pieces up close).

I have also had Jim's Spectacular Christmas (Emma Thompson / Axel Scheffler) and The Grumpus (Alex T Smith) delivered today. Both new this year.

[ArtistErin]

@geekinm The Snowman was (and still is) my all time favorites, and the animation with the score is so good, even now, in its very humble style. I actually played it while drawing the other day because of the way it feels. Thank you for this post

[kirsten-mcg]

@geekinm I've never heard of that book! I'm going to look it up. My favorites have always been How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss, The Polar Express (the book's better than the movie, as usual), and a 1989 version of "The Night Before Christmas," illustrated by Cheryl Harness that we used to read on Christmas Eve when I was a kid. The illustrations are magical!

[ArtistErin]

@kirsten-mcg Love the Polar Express! They should not have made the movie. I would rather sit with the book, study the illustrations...

Richard Scarry's Best Christmas Book Ever! Love his simple style

[geekinm]

@kirsten-mcg You have to read The Snowman it is so beautiful. I can also recommend Father Christmas and Father Christmas Goes on Holiday also by Raymond Briggs. It's very British - "Blooming Christmas" it's wonderful - he's slightly grumpy!

I love The Night Before Christmas but it does have to be the 1980 version - my parents always read it to me on Christmas Eve and now I read it to my boys. We have a couple of versions but the 1980 is by far the best.

I had seen The Grinch and last year we got the book.

[kirsten-mcg]

@ArtistErin I forgot about Richard Scarry's Best Christmas Book Ever! It's been a long time since I've read it. I'll have to see if our library has it. Have you seen his Cars and Trucks and Things that Go? Another favorite...but not a Christmas book.

And I completely agree about Polar Express...except that I really love "Believe" from the ending credits. Best part of the movie!

[kirsten-mcg]

@geekinm I'm going to get The Snowman for our public library! We have a program where patrons can order books for our libraries, which is so nice when there's not a book in the system that I really want. They already have Father Christmas, so I will get that one for sure.

[Kristen Lango]

Speaking of snowmen books! These are some of the books that sparked my loved of kid's books as both a child and adult:

[geekinm]

@Kristen-Lango Thanks for this tip. I have never heard of these books but I found them on you tube. We will enjoy those later!

[geekinm]

I think our favourite find this year has to be One Christmas Wish by Katherine Rundell and illustrated by Emily Sutton. Lovely book!