When growing up my ALL TIME FAVORITE Christmas book was Jolly Old Santa Claus. The book in the left in this picture (w/blue background) was the originally BELOVED book. (note the tape on the spine). Years later I found the book reprinted and scooped it up. I just LOVE the art work in this beautiful book. It was a tradition at my house to read it one Christmas Eve! This is a FAVORITE picture of mine. I could stare it for ages and study each of the elves. I believe this also prompted my love of cookie baking!
This scene was also a favorite. It's Santa's workshop and it intrigued me as a child...imagining that Santa was up at the North Pole at his desk; making that LIST!!!
It looks like my cat Riley is ready to have this book read to her!
These are just a few more of my Christmas Book Collection
I had a favorite Christmas Book when I was a little girl. I have searched for it for years. My parents had a flood in our basement and it was lost when I was 8 or 9.
ReplyDeleteIt is called " Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher" OMG SUSAN I just googeled it - OMG its going for over 200.00 on Ebay and Amazon. My Aunt bought it for me, must have been in 69. I can't believe it ... whoo It was though my most favorite book ever - except for Eloise. My Aunt gave me that book too. I miss Her.
I just found a site with photos of Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher illustrations ..
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Seeing the illustrations brings back floods of memory - No one though can understand the Love of this book as I can. I have loved it since I was 3 yrs old. Its not a find. Its not a WoW collector item. Ugggggggg - I searched it again its going for over 500 on some sites. What a Ouch for me.
Oh, now you've got me tearing my house apart for my childhood favorite! It could also be with some of my personal books in my classroom!
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Lorilee
Great little collection of Christmas books you have there. It's nice to have those memories and the books that made them :)
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Sher
Read to me ?
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Ok can I least get a drink of water?
A cookie?
LOL
I love old vintage books, anything with MEMORIES!
How fun-great collection!
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Isn't the artwork in the old books just wonderful! What great memories
ReplyDeletethese books have for you. ;-) Bo
Wow, those illustrations are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! That book brought back memories! I, too, stared at those same pages for hours! Best illustraions ever! Thanks for the memories!
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Thanks for visiting my blog. Come back Wednesday to read the first chapter of my blogbook Shuffle and to register to win the Santa.
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The Texas Woman
What a great collection...it's nice that you still have them.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog and leaving your kind comment! I love your project makeovers...especially that bug zapper lamp!!!! You should post it on the JunkMarketStyle.com site! Everyone would love it!
Amy
Don't ya just LOVE the old illustrations! They are hard to find every now & then, but I do carry a company that "reproduces old books with these type of illustrations". I can't seem to keep them in the store!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...xo..deb
I envy you...I never had any Christmas books growing up. This was a cool post to read. Thank you for sharing with us. :)
ReplyDeletePS how do you get the "reactions" piece at the bottom of your posts...and the text with your comment piece? I can't figure it out for the life of me! ah!
PPS I posted a new painting.
*hugs*
Susan, I have the Jolly Old Santa Claus book too. I also have a matching book, A Christmas Carol. The illustrations in both books are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYou have a neat collection of old books!
Hi Susan! Oh, I love your old Christmas books! They are just beautiful and the art work was just fantastic! Precious memories!
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Shelia ;)
Hi Susan,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you stopped by my blog! It's always fun to meet new friends. I loved lookiing at your Christmas book and seeing your collection. That's a neat thing to collect. And BTW, I like the decorating with red! You've done a really nice job decorating your home. Please come by and visit me often. You're always welcome.
Sharon
I love the OLD books!!! I don't remember any particular Christmas book over another...but these are very cute.
ReplyDeleteI have a gift for you...for being the 1st person to mention my new HEADER (Blog Topper?). I didn't post that I was doing a give-away, it was just something I wanted to do for the 1st one to mention it!!! You need to email me your full name and mailing address.
~Blessings,
Jan
WOW the illustrations on that book are gorgeous. They would be so beautiful framed and hung in a series!
ReplyDeletePrecious, I wish I had my old books, I do remember Eloise books ( i think thats her name)
ReplyDeleteanyways, thanks for stopping by, It's really fun checking out everyones blogs, so I'm going to roam around a bit.
xoxo,
Cathleen
WONDERFUL post! I love vintage Christmas stuff, and these books are just the BEST! And ya know what? The illustration of Santa's workshop looks SO very familiar to me. I wonder if I too had or read this book as a child?
ReplyDeleteI love your vintage Christmas books collection! Thanks so much for coming by and for the sweet comment...hope you are having a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection. I love the old fashioned illustrations. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat book collection you have. My Mom saved all of mine and gave them back to me a few years ago. My kids have now enjoyed them as well. Yes, I live in South Louisiana. It's raining here... Oh I hope it snows. I have gumbo in the pot and Im fixing to make a fire. You just cant get much better. Hope it snows there for yall too~
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea to show your Christmas books!! I may blog about the different SL Christmas books and other recipe and decorating (like Goose Patch) books I have! HOpe you don't mind me borrowing your idea! I saw your comment on my friend Donna's blog and noticed you said you were from Houston! I live in Sugar Land! Small world, huh?
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
What a wonderful collection! I love the colorful graphics and illustrations. I have a few along with my chidren's book collection. I have an old Little Golden Book of Santa that I love.
ReplyDeleteHaha....looking forward to your blizzard shots!! Thanks for visiting my blog. Maybe one day we'll meet in person!
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I love Christmas books also and can get lost in the stories sometimes. I found a really old book of christmas stories last fall at an antique store, like probabkly fgrom the sixties or something, not really all that old, but still such an innocent time in america. It will be fun to read. I haven't had timew to even get it out this year, maybe for next year.
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