http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/ Bringing Joys and Happiness Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20037 HattersGirlAlice Sun, 24 Nov 2013 05:27:21 +0000 http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20037 Poor Changes This book has an extended title stating that it is “edited” by Santa for the 21 Century. I read the book first and did realize that there was a big difference. LINES WERE CUT OUT!I am all about books, that’s why I got a Kindle; however, I am not about change. The lines in question, to the true editors of this edition, may seem to put Santa in poor light. Come on people this poem has been around for years, it was written in 1822; and besides Santa can never be seen in bad light, he’s Santa!While the illustrations for this book are nice, if not small on an e-reader screen, I simply cannot read it so incomplete. I would recommend an older version or search for the original; which is in the Kindle bookstore for free as well.

]]> http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20036 Dawn Castor "Dawn" Sun, 24 Nov 2013 05:18:06 +0000 http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20036 Edited Classic This is an edited version of an old favorite and is illustrated, by Elena Almazova and Vitaly Shvarov. The subtitle, which is difficult to read in the picture provided, says “edited by Santa Claus for the benefit of children of the 21st century”. The illustrators took the liberty to edit out the lines about Santa’s pipe so they would not be promoting smoking. The ironic thing–there’s tons of candy included–what about obesity? There is a roaring fire in the fireplace and all the candles in the house are still lit long after the family is in bed–what about fire hazards? There are wine glasses in a china cabinet–what about alcohol abuse? And on top of this, mom has cleavage.I know these are picky points and the pictures are cute with a Disney-esque style, but there are hundreds of versions of this wonderful, classic poem. Don’t waste your purchase on this one. Even if it is free.

]]> http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20035 4Nbahu "Free Book Hunter" Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:57:05 +0000 http://joys.net/7039/twas-the-night-before-christmas-edited-by-santa-claus-for-the-benefit-of-children-of-the-21st-century/#comment-20035 Illustrations 5, Censorship -5 This is for the version illustrated by Elena Almazova and Vitaly ShvarovWhen I saw this book for free today I was so excited. When I saw the quality of Illustrations I squealed. This is one of my favorite Christmas Stories, and my High School Choir would sing it. Then I realized that it had been cut.Stabbed by the censorship police. I do not proscribe to the thought that ideas that are no longer acceptable or are becoming unacceptable should be ripped from the bookshelves. If I did, I wouldn’t own any Mark Twain, or some Agatha Christie. The authors of their times wrote with the ethos of their time, whether it has changed or not does not matter. They took their inspiration and put it to pen. We should respect that and their talent. A Santa Claus with a pipe will not cause millions of children to run out and take up the bowl.So while I praise the artistry which I found amazing. In fact a couple of the pictures I thought I could just walk into. I cannot approve of censorship in any form.

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