Mine's a different edition though.

Cute

Almost exactly the Biblical text.

12/23/19 Read with Julia
11/29/20 Read with my class

Oh how I just love this story so much! I find myself rereading this book over and over. I read it to family members at Christmas, and then again anytime I see it when looking at the bookshelf. It is just such a beautiful telling of the birth of Jesus. The illustrations just paint such a beautiful story both on the pages and in our minds.

So sweet and well written for young minds to understand. Would recommend for all.

One of my all time favorite books as a child and even now. Beautiful no other words.

The edition I had (from way back in the last century) had a totally different cover. The cover image had Mary holding the little baby Jesus. He was wrapped in a yellow blanket. Mary was a very pale woman wearing a red dress with long sleeves and draped in a blue cape trimmed in gold. She's got the hood of the cape up, covering her hair. At the bottom of the illustration, you can see some hay, as if Mary is standing right next to the manger.

(Of course, I don't remember all those details. I'm looking at an image on another website as we speak.)

This was not a very popular Christmas book. Sure, I was raised Catholic, but I preferred Santa Claus and Frosty to Jesus.

Beautiful illustrations, but so many difficult words and phrasing, may as well read an adult'a bible to the children.

Wish this were QUOTED from the Holy Bible

I wish this "story" was the Holy Bible version. I don't think The Night Before Christmas is paraphrased from the poem...it would be preferable to me if this were KJV.

My great-grandma gave me this book. So far, I just like to carry it around and I'm not real interested in letting anyone read it to me. (I'm 13 months old)

wouldn't be able to read in a public school setting
tells the story of Baby Jesus and Christmas

I loved this book. I wore it out from use. I had to buy another copy when I was a grown-up.