Customer Reviews
Beautiful - By: choddo, 25 Sep 2008 
The intricacy, layout & artistry of this book is amazing. My children (5 & 2) absolutely love it although they do need to be reminded to be careful of the popups but so far it's survived many readings & curious fingers. Absolutely recommended, especially as a gift.
Wow! - By: Gra & Co, 10 Sep 2007 This is just a beautiful piece of work. Must confess we haven't had the heart to let our 2 & half years old play with it, though... It'd be a real shame if it got damaged!
Simply the Best - By: Stewart, 09 Jun 2006 The creativityin use of colors & images, & the attention to detail makes it for a beautiful art. Sabuda does bring the Christmas spirit to your home. In fact, I think that this is one of the best Christmas books around. This is because it is a perfect Christmas gift not only for the smallest of children but for the whole family. Being an adult I also enjoy it. All children at my 9-years-old daughter's class made a big order for Sabuda's "The Twelve Days of Christmas" & "The Night Before Christmas" together with Nowiki's two books from the series "Why some cats are rascals". The teacher's smart idea made for a great savings on shipping costs
A stunning book to treasure - By: Dr. H. Payne, 02 Jun 2006 What an amazing, beautiful book. Every page has elaborately crafted pop-ups that compliment the well-known poem. Before I showed it to my son I must have spent an hour going back & forth through the pages enjoying the scenes for myself.
An earlier reviewer said that it was a book unsuitable for young children. I would say that it very much depends on the childin question. My 2 year old was thrilled by the book. It was intended for use only over the Christmas period, to be put away & stored until the following festive season. I think we actually managed to put it awayin March, not because he tired of it but after repeated discussions about Christmas being over.
Not only did my little boy love the book, but he did not damage it. The book IS delicate & is not for unsupervised use by small children. But if children have reasonable language skills & can be trusted to do what they are told they can enjoy looking at the pictures & listening to the poem while an adult holds the book & turns the pages.
After buying this book I ordered several more copies as gifts for friends' children next Christmas as well as several other books by this unusally talented man.
Not suitable for under 5s - By: Mrs Judith M Duck, 20 Oct 2005 
I have just returned this book as the pop ups were too scary for my children. Purchasers should note that they are mainly white, elaborate paper cut outs. It definitely did not appeal to my two (5 & 2). The pop ups are very detailed (and therefore subject to potential immediate distruction by anyone aged under 3) but notin the least bit traditional. If you have pre-schoolers my recommendation would be to steer clear of this version of this book. It may appeal to adults/older children, but our family were very disappointed.
