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.

illustrations by Margaret Evans Price, toy manufacturer/artist (Fisher-Price)

© 2004 by Blue Lantern Studio. illustrations from 1917 edition. 

santa wears a black cap. there are two different illustrations of santa on the roof and readying to go down the chimney. die cut cover and pages. 

bought online, sight unseen. would love to find the 1917 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. 

illustrated by Robert Cremins. © 1984
by Intervisual Communications, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
tiny, only 2 3/4" by 3 3/4", and it has a ribbon bookmark.
cute little brick house endpapers, and santa looks like an elf!
given by Sarah, Christmas 2018. 

illustrated by Yuri Salzman, ©1979 by Random House, Inc. New York. black and white ink drawings with some color, may be watercolor. cowboy snowman on first page. full page illustration of a decorated and smiling crescent moon watching santa leave. paperback, Random House Student Book Program Edition, First Printing. given Christmas 2018. 

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

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.

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 Roger Duvoisin. 

Hardcover with dustjacket. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, September 2014. 

Illustrations and endpapers copyright 1954, renewed 1984.  

Given Christmas 2014.  

Book is tall and thin, with Christmas ornament endpapers that look like they've been colored on with crayon!

Hand-written by my granddaughter, age 6 1/2, in December, 2013
and illustrated the following year. 

The reindeer antlers are classic, and Santa is different on every page. 

Received Christmas 2014.

I ♡ it!

Illustrated by Corinne Malvern

Little Golden Book

Simon & Schuster,  New York © 1949

It has a Victorian (1822) setting; the cover looks early 50s-ish. It's missing a page: "with a little old driver so lively and quick" to "Donder & Blitzen" :-(   The gold colors on the cover are shiny metallic gold! I actually have another version of this, with the same illustrations but a very different cover. The notes inside say there's a record that goes with it.
Found by my sister during an Arizona vacation and gifted to us for Christmas 2013. Thanks, Patti!

Hardcover. Little Golden Book © Golden Press 1949.
Illustrations by Corinne Malvern.
Illustrations depict Christmas 1822.

Mini hardcover with jacket. © Harper, Row Publishers 1963.
Illustrations by Hilary Knight.
Part of a boxed set, "Christmas Nutshell Library", purchased 1976. 

Mini paperback. © Dover Publishing 1998.
"Full Color Sturdy Book"
Illustrations by Cathy Beylon.

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

Hardcover. © Grosset & Dunlap, Inc./ Wonder Books 1965. 1977 Printing.
Illustrations by Sergio Leone.
Original price: 59¢. Bought for $2.

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