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Nightmare Before Christmas, Thex$11.81
  (10 reviews)
Best Price: $16.99 $11.81
Meet Jack Skellington. He’s in charge of making Halloweenland the coolest creepy place around. But when Jack suddenly grows bored with tricks and treats, he goes searching for new ways to celebrate… and he finds them in Christmas Town! Christmas, Jack decides, is just what Halloweenland…and the world…needs! He sets out to take over the role of Santa. But can anything good come of a tall and lanky skeleton dressed up as everyone’s favorite jolly old elf?
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Beautifully illustrated , melancholy, spooky, charming and FUN!!!!
By A1U055D2N6FXMJ on 2006-12-21
I was lucky to find this at Borders a couple of days ago. My 5 and 3 year olds love it and so do I! It is a shorter version of the movie, thus NO Sally, or Oogie Boogie in the plot. However, they do make an appearance as citizens of Halloween Town. It is in a rhyming verse and this adds to it's charm , one of my fave lines is
"He visted the house of Susie and Dave;
They got a Gumby and Pokey from the grave.
Then on to the home of little Jane Neeman;
She got a baby doll possessed by a demon.""
There is also a spooky parody of "T'was the night before christmas" and Zero as Rudolph, of course. I look forward to reading this book at bedtime or anytime because it is such fun!
The Original
By AFJCNQIGSBHK8 on 2008-01-12
This book is Tim Burton's original version of this story. It is different from the film of the same title. It is basically a long poem, not unlike "The Night Before Christmas" as teh title suggests. The drawings are superb, the story excellently witty, and it is a must have for all 'Nightmare Before Christmas' movie fans, and Tim Burton fans alike. As I say it does differ from the movie, I can't say it is better because it is much more brief and less detailed, but it is by no means worse- just different. A cute, fun story all around! I recommend it highly.
Not as good as I would expect
By A3SQDAQZURCZ9Y on 2007-11-04
This book has good Tim Burton illustrations and a rhyming story.
But, it is not a good book for children because the story is not fun.
It was not what we expected, since the story is sad and really doesn't flow well at all. It appears Disney is just trying to cash in on the movie's cult success with Tim Burton's illustrations. If the story had to be totally changed from the movie for this book, they could at least have made the story fun to read. Rhyming words is just not enough.
I LOVE THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
By A23G39XF2IZHML on 2008-08-29
This is such a cute lil book. It perfect to read to my nephews and my neice. Illustrations are awesome!
product great- disappointment with amazon
By A3VI52GU4IG5TR on 2008-01-01
I love this book. My boyfriend is a huge fan of Tim Burton and all things "Nightmare Before Christmas." I ordered it as a Christmas gift, it got here in time as promised. However, I ordered and payed for a new copy and when it arrived the back cover was ripped and bent. I was very disappointed because it was a Christmas gift and there was no time to return it and get a new one.
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