Miracle on 34th Street
A special edition reproduction of the original 1947 designed novelization of the classic Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street.
Generations of believers in hope and goodwill have made Academy Award–winning screenwriter Valentine Davies' Miracle on 34th Street a treasured part of their holiday traditions. Millions of copies of this story have sold since its first publication in 1947, delighting readers of all ages.
This facsimile edition of the book is faithfully re-created, offering a new generation—and fans of the original—the beauty of the classic 1940s design. Details of how the book came to be written, and made into a beloved film, are included in a brief historical note.
"A splendid story." —The New York Times Book Review
"A good-hearted story about an enduring Christmas vision that never fails to fill the most jaded child with wonder." —Newsweek
"Reading the funny, touching fantasy may become a Yuletide habit like watching the movie." —Publishers Weekly
"A highly recommended family or classroom read-aloud, this should quickly claim, as the film has, its own well-deserved niche for many holiday celebrations ahead." —Booklist
- Pages
- 134
- First published
- December 20, 2005
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Finished December 10, 2013
2013. 5★♥♥♥ This may be my favorite Christmas book. I love the original movie and watch it every year. I was not aware that Davies wrote this little story first. And it was published and released at the same time the first movie was released. The first movie in June of 1947 was black and white. The colored movie was major released in Fall of 1947. The book, with 3 months of being edited, published, etc, was release in June. My family and I didn't know about it's history. Even my grandpa doesn't recall that (but due to the fact of being to busy working than reading and watching movies at that time). Being that I know the movie nearly by heart, reading the book was very fun. It is written more in 3rd person and has less dialogue content than I expected. But being that I know the story so well, imagining how the character's dialogue and such was good. Valentine Davies' story is a very nice feel-good one that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas - miracles, faith and joy without the commercialism. The movie stays close to true to Davies' book. There is a couple editions that aren't found in the movie. And just that added bit of detail is interesting. This is more heartwarming than the movie I think. And I'm almost tempted to reading it again straight away. I didn't want it to end. "Robert Giroux [(book's editor)] wrote to Davies after first reading the story: “We editors simply think that this is the best Christmas story since Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.”"