Gain Jolly Old Santa Claus Composed By Sparkie Rendered As Print

the illustrations so much! I read this every Christmas as a child, It is a great book, I thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations here although based on the reviews from people who have seen the ORIGINAL book this doesn't do justice to the true artwork.
Even so, these pages are so vibrant and full of delightful detailsI love looking at each busy elf and seeing what he is doing, the facial expressions are greatand it's stuff I would have just been gaga over as a kid, such as elves making cookies, elves

making Christmas ornaments, etc.
Santa is indeed jolly and kindly and Hinke's representation is almost exactly how I imagine Santa except I really don't like the cover arthe looks a bit stern and scary here and I have no idea why the publishers chose it as I wouldn't have bothered with the book if it hadn't come recommended by a friend.
The "story" is just soso for meit's as if we are traveling along getting a bit of a narrated tour seeing all the things Santa and his elves are doingit's not bad by any means, just nothing that glows for me the way the illustrations do.
I can only imagine how marvelous Hinke's original edition must be, SM I've never been a huge 'Santa' person it was pretty clear to me that my parents had a big hand in my Christmases growing up, but that hasn't stopped me from ADORING this book ever since I was a child.


There's a simplicity to the text that pulls together the unbelievable paintings by Heinke,

Its magic still captures my heart, year after year, simple story but the art work is amazing, I love the old style santa stuff so this was a must have for me, I was raised with a different version but this was gorgeous, Another recommendation for those trying to build their Christmas collection Marilyn, I remember this book from my childhood and I LOVED the illustrations, I don't recall much about the story, just that I would spendminutes per page studying each drawing.
Every time I go through the book it takes me waaaay back and I hope to make it a part of my kid's Christmas memories.
It is, of course, a Santa Claus book and not a Nativity Christmas story but I'm ok with some fun Santa stuff.
You can make up your own mind about it, : I love the whimsical illustrations depicting the elves and Santa Claus, A classic for all ages! This is the most beautiful Santa Claus book ever published, It must be. Published inby the Ideals company and featuring the paintings of George Hinke, this is one of those books that anyone from one to one hundred can become mesmerized by.
Instant childhood. In fact, it's sort of legendary among baby boomers, And when it became scarce and the demand for its reissue grew some new publisher came out with a reprint and pissed everybody off.
The paintings were altered, printed smaller, and things like Santa's pipe were airbrushed out for the sake of political correctness.
Even the elves' pillow fight at the end was excised, Why Who knows. Luckily we have a super rarehardcover original in excellent condition, with the inside paintings as vivid and colorful as ever.
An original hardcover in this condition, or in any condition for that matter, is super rare and worth a small fortune.
If we took it on the Antiques Roadshow they'd probably put us on the show, I'm thrilled we have this, Beautifully illustrated story of Santa, Mrs Claus and the Elves getting ready for Christmas and having the satisfaction of a job well done the day after.
Outstanding illustrations. Delightful text. I've treasured this story since my childhood and enjoyed a reread, Favorite Christmas book. Gifted to my Dad by family friends when he was in the hospital in, He would've been almost three years old, Vividly illustrated and joyously writtenends in a massive pillow fight with all the elves, Painted the way I imagined the North Pole as a boy, The original story was in the Ideals magazine,, My grandma had a book possibly that old, but has vanished, I bought this book back inwhen it was reissued, I tried to get my own young children interested, but it was never one of their favorites.

I loved the illustrations, The story By Sparkle is a little dated, but still charming,
I've grown up reading this book, it's super cute and fun to read as a kid and to kids I love, love, love this Christmas Classic.
I am writing this review in regards to the original Ideals hardcover version with the glorious unedited illustrations by George Hinke.
It's the magnificent oil illustrations that brought the story to life, Love Santa and the Brownies Elves,

We had a copy of the origingal when I was a kid, . I cherished that book and I wish I still had the original version, Based on afavorite, "Jolly Old Santa Claus" is now offered in a brandnew coloring book edition.
.