false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174270821m/375108.jpg 375108 11 Lovingly reproduced to match the original 1947 printing, this handsome hardback edition of <I>Miracle on 34th Street</I> comes in a gift box with a painted wooden tree ornament.<p> Screenwriter Valentine Davies's film classic has been so thoroughly enshrined in the Christmas canon that it's impossible to read this book without picturing Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood as the harried Macy's parade organizer and her precocious daughter. But what makes this gift-box edition interesting is a short note describing the book's production, which happened at a frantic pace--Davies fairly credits director David Seaton for much of the book's inspiration, and over 400,000 copies were rushed through to premiere simultaneously with the film.<p> Other print versions of <I>Miracle on 34th Street</I> might be more fun (including one illustrated by beloved kids book author Tomie de Paola), but for that '40s, old-timey appeal, this gift box can't be beat (not to mention it being a safe, easy go-to for stuffing stockings and bringing gifts to holiday parties). (Ages 9 to 12) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 364978 1947 Miracle on 34th Street: [Facsimile Edition] total:73|5:18|4:31|3:19|2:3|1:2| 73 279 106 12 5 0 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 17:41:36 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 20:51:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:56:45 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:59:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 06:35:33 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 15:12:28 -0800 2009 1
I've always really liked Tomie dePaola's stuff, too, so the illustrations were great. Love reading books with pictures! :)

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