illustrated by Mr. Boddington, who is not a man but is the name of an art studio in NYC! endpapers show the rooms of Santa's workshop on the front (with an elevator going from floor to floor), and a Holiday Log on the back with a place to record favorite presents year by year. The name of the book is 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and was given to Sarah  Christmas 2023.

Drawings are simplistic and little cartoonish, sort of like Grandma Moses' illustrations. two mice, asleep in Mouse House #1, with parents and children in their own beds. Santa flies in over colorful cities reading a long list of locations - Paris, NYC, Tokyo, etc. He carries a bag of coal with him. Elves are riding on some of the reindeer. When the sleigh lands on the rooftop, reindeer sprawl over the dormers of roofs. Santa has a "nice list" of names, and drinks coffee made in a French Press. In the stocking - PopRocks, Slime, fancy coffee, a Rolex, and tickets to the NYC Ballet. By the end of the book, Santa's on his way to Rome.  

 

an oversized Golden Press paperback book, illustrated by Corine Malvern. © 1949 & 1950 Golden Press Inc. given to me by the girl Christmas '23. set in December 1822, according to the opening calendar. fancy clothing, furnishings, hairstyles all appropriate for the time with a cute red house looks like it's on the outskirts of a village. santa fairly flies out of the chimney when he's done with his work!

 

illustrated by Reisie Lonette

©1965 by Western Publishing Co, Inc.

A Whitman Big Tell-a-Tale book

a city setting - looks like London or Boston. the moon on the breast of the new fallen snow shows what looks like a park with lampposts and a footbridge. three children in the family, two girls and a boy. a family dog, as big as a man, never appears in the story until Santa's in the house. Santa admires reflection in mirror as story talks about eyes how they twinkle etc. fairies fly around as the smoke encircles his head like a wreath. not sure of the artist's medium - may be chalk or pastels? given by Sarah, Christmas 2021. She took a chance that we didn't have it - and she was right!

 

illustrated by Keith Ward (who illustrated the 1940 edition of the Fun with Dick & Jane reader).  published by Whitman Publishing Co ©MCMXXXV. paperback. 

great colonial furniture, including continuous arm Windsor chair in children's canopied bedroom. 

from sarah to me, Christmas 2020.

 

"told in Signed English"

illustrated by Steve Marchesi, sign drawings by Jan Skrobis

published by Kendall Green Publications, an imprint of Gallaudet University ©1994

signed drawings depicted by the father when he's narrating the story and by Santa when he's talking in it.

beautiful colonial living room, bedrooms with fishtail swags and quilts

sugarplums coming out of a cornucopia

bought online and used, sight unseen. 

Barnes & Noble Inc edition. © Parragon 2001.

Illustrated by Caroline Pedler, printed in China.

mouse is sleeping on illuminated T alphabet block for 'Twas.

Several misquotes to the original poem: 

-"In hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there."

-"Gave (the) luster of midday to objects below,"

-"And the beard of his chin.."

pastels or chalk illustrations? 

donated to the collection by my young colleague Emily, Summer 2019.

LEGO version, subtitled A Brick Story

illustrated by Amanda Brack

hardcover

published by Sky Pony Press, NY NY ©2015
amazing LEGO building!
given Christmas 2015

© 1995 Landoll, Inc.

very thin, square, paperback, labelled Classic Holiday Collection

given by Steeplegate Mall in Concord NH - wonder if it was free...

illustrated by Harriet Muncaster, hardcover with padded cover, square book

published by Penguin Books Ltd, NY NY

© 2015

dark blue endpapers with light blue snowflakes

photographs with watercolor drawings superimposed

Illustrations in watercolor by Tasha Tudor. Tenth Anniversary edition. 

Paperback. Published by Little,  and Co, 2002.

I have a few different books by this illustrator but love these illustrations, almost more than any of the others. Tasha Tudor's house looks so cozy and homey. There's so much to look at in her illustrations. Also, there are two different styles of Santas in her books. Early ones, like the 1975 version, show a small but recognizable Santa. This version has Santa looking more like an elf or a gnome. 

Received Christmas 2014.

Hardcover. © 2010. Illustrated by Kat Whelan.

Snow and shiny parts of illustrations are raised with glitter.

Features mice as characters, including Santa.

Title includes the word "'Twas".

Given Christmas 2012.

Mini hardcover with jacket. © Gramercy Books 1976.
Illustrations by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939),
"the foremost English illustrator of the Edwardian period."
Pages of notes about the illustrator.
Illustrations in color and in black & white.

Hardcover. © Golden Press 1949. Thirtieth Printing 1975
 Illustrations by Corinne Malvern.
Setting is Christmas 1822.
Original price: 49¢

Mini Pop-up book. © Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, England.
Subtitled A Pop-Up Christmas Classic.
Illustrations by John Patience.

Hardcover with jacket and library cover. © Weathervane Books MCMLXXVI (1976).

Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Contains Notes on the Illustrator and Notes on the Author
Page noting "Plates in Colour".
Brown & white endpapers look Norwegian or Scandinavian.