Customer Reviews
Pure Christmas Magic - By: Chloe+Harry, 07 Dec 2006 
This is a wonderful christmas however old you are! It is my son's first christmas this year, & I have just bought this to read to him, as he loves having stories read to him. I have both the Snowman & Father Christmasin this format, & the gorgeous pictures taken directly from the film are beautiful, & the words are fantastic, & it is so easy to read. Any child will love having this lovely christmas tale read to them, & I am sure parents will adore reading it to their little ones, watching their faces when they hear about what Father Christmas gets up to on Christmas Eve!
A favourite in my family for years - By: L. J. Hardy, 14 Nov 2006 An ordinary every day Father Christmas who has an outside loo & says things like "bloomin' Christmas" , bloomin' reindeer", bloomin' cat". Beautifully drawn & the story of Father Christmas is sensitively handled & yet it is very very funny. Our favourite bit is at the end where he sits down & opens his own presents & discards the socks (who doesn't!) given to him by one relative but appreciates the bottle of cognac. "Ah, that's more like it. Good old Fred"!. A lovely down to earth simple story enjoyed by all ages. I used to read it to my children & now I am reading it to my grandchildren.
A wonderul Christmas book to share with a young child - By: ebkreiger@aol.com, 25 Nov 2001 My young daughters & I loved this book when they were small. The "comic book" format is such fun, & Father Christmas depicted as a very normal sort of guy on an unusual mission is such a treat. The book follows Father Christmas from his awakening on Christams eve morning & follows him through his normal routine of bathroom & pet care & dressing & preparing the reindeer. It goes all the way through his stopping at various homes & grumbling about the weather & sees him safely home & enjoying his own Christmas dinner & gifts. It has almost no words, but thia was a favorite bedtime read aloud book as we talked about what was going onin each picture. I found it droll & amusing as an adult, & my girls loved it.
A great film that's become a christmas tradition - By: , 13 Nov 2000 From the first time i watched this great film on television i loved it, it's a funny twist on father christmas, he's a grumpy old man with a heart of gold. Fun for all ages
An awesome re-telling of a traditional story - By: , 15 Jul 2000 A traditional story, with breath-taking illustrations, it always managed to provoke a real Christmas spiritin me as a child. I still wonder if Father Christmas will get his presents to all the childrenin time. I can't wait 'till Christmas....!
