Nightmare Before Christmas, The - Hardcover

Tim Burton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423178696 ISBN 13: 9781423178699

Publisher: DISNEY EDITIONS, 2013

Synopsis

In this acclaimed picture book that could only come from the visionary mind of author and illustrator Tim Burton, we meet Jack Skellington - a well-intentioned inhabitant of Halloweenland. Jack is bored of """"the scaring, the terror, the fright, tired of being something that goes bump in the night."""" And so, in an effort to bring to joy to his town, Jack kidnaps Santa and takes his place as the jolly old elf. Only through a number of things going horribly wrong does Jack learn the true meaning of Christmas. Special 20th anniversary edition of Burton's classic film.

About this title

Review:

'The 20-year anniversary picture book of Tim Burton's anti-Christmas tale landed on my doormat and I just couldn't resist... Burton's charmingly macabre illustrations and witty gothicisms are well worth revisiting in book form, and this new edition includes a few sketches that have never been seen before.' --The Independent

About the Author:

TIM BURTON was born and raised in Burbank, California. He attended the California Institute of Arts and soon after began a career as an animator at The Walt Disney Studios. He made his directing debut with the animated short, Vinvent. The film was a critical success and an award winner on the festival circuit. His celebrated films include Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Alice in Wonderland and Frankenweenie. His book of drawings and rhyming verse, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories was praised by the New York Times for "conveying the pain of an adolescent outsider."

About this edition

• Publisher: DISNEY EDITIONS
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1423178696
• ISBN 13: 9781423178699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40