illustrated by Charles Santore, published by Appleseed Press, Kennebunkport ME ©2011

printed for Kohl's Department Stores on behalf of Kohl's Cares, LLC.

begins with an "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" by Anonymous as published in The Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823. (I sprung from my bed...danc'd in their heads, call'd, laugh'd...arose such a clatter(!),  Dunder & Blixem)

illustrations show a colonial home, bed curtains, candles in glass chimneys, Chippendale mirror, Williamsburg type fruit decorations. 

middle pages open to full page spread of "the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow" section.

you can see the reindeers' breath. a snowy night, great shadows, beautiful village. 

purchased used because a librarian told me this was her favorite illustrated version.

 

illustrated by Maurie Jo Manning

© Bell Books/Boyd Mills Press, Inc. 1992

distributed by St. Martin's Press

"The well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor complemented with illustrations that include hidden pictures."

black & white drawings within red frame with list of hidden objects at the bottom of each page. 

answer key in the back of book.

Santa holds a list of "Good Children" (Michael, Billy Timmy, Raechel, Bethanye, Vira)

the father is wearing a "Merry Christmas" stocking cap & gets After Shave in his stocking.

great drawing of Santa halfway up the chimney!

a used book that someone has written in and circled some of the hidden objects. it's still fun, though.

bought, sight unseen, online from book description only. 

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.

illustrations by Daniel Kirk (the author/illustrator of the Library Mouse series). 

©2015 by Abrams Books, NY NY. 

Cute illustrations that the artist says "began as ink drawings with color and texture added with Photoshop". Santa wears red and black checked lumberjack-like clothes and the family characters are all mice. In the illustration showing, "the children were nestled all snug in their beds", one of the mice children is sleeping with books - Runaway Ralph and Santa Mouse! given Christmas 2016.

© 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

Illustrated by Haddon Sundblom as ads for Coca-Cola, between 1931 and 1964. 

Hardcover. Published by Hallmark Card, Inc, 2001. 

The book has a section where it details how Coca-Cola Christmas ads with Sundblom's illustrations helped to form America's perception of what Santa Claus looked like. Before that, he was a mix of different cultures Father Christmases, etc, and had no distinct identifying characteristics.

Received Christmas 2014.

Illustrated by Holly Hobbie, using watercolor, pen & ink, and gouache.

Hardcover, with dust jacket. Published by Little Brown & Company, 2013.

The setting reminds me a little of my own house. It's a cape, with wide board floors, painted wall panels, a fireplace like mine, and lots of natural decorations (and 12 over 12 windows, which I have long wanted). The Santa is different-looking, like an old grandfather sort, and he comes down the chimney carrying a wand with a star. There's a toddler who awakens when the Father does (he's there on the cover), and he come downstairs and witnesses Santa working his magic.

Given Christmas 2013

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.

Hardcover with dust jacket.
Harper Collins Publishers. ©2006 by Richard Jesse Watson 

Given Christmas 2012

Mini paperback. © R.M. Palmer 1992. Illustrator Unknown.
A Palmer Holiday Classic.
I think this may have come inside a box of candy.

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

Hardcover. (c) Harper Collins 2002. Illustrations by Mary Engelbreit.
Given Christmas 2002.

Elves march across endpapers in fine Engelbreit style, and text on each page begins with a candy-cane illuminated letter. Story starts in the sleeping mouse's home, with a cupcake Christmas tree, a watch/wall clock showing 12:02, and a mouse hole that looks through to the home's living room, all ready for Santa. Fairies carry the sugarplums in the children's dreams. Behind Santa, as he sits in a chair reading a Christmas list, is a framed painting of a walking Santa, a likeness that I remember seeing on ME cups, calendars, etc back in the 80s or 90s. This version is so detailed, whimsical, and colorful...typically Mary Englebreit.