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Read from December 09 to 12, 2012

I picked this up after watching Rise of the Guardians, obviously (great movie, by the way). The story was so heartwarming and I fell in love with the characters, so when I heard mention of the novels, I had to check them out. I didn't plan to read them at first, but when I read the first chapter, I was hooked on the writing.

The novel is written in storybook style. Meaning, it's all tell and very little show. Dialogue is scarce. But this is a children's book, and there's nothing wrong with this format. In fact, I very much enjoyed it. I thought it carried some words and phrases a bit too complicated for younger children to get (five year olds, for instance, would probably constantly ask questions) but I really enjoyed the read. It was a nice length too. I finished it in two nights, and it didn't feel too long or too short. I think it's great for people of all ages, and especially an amazing holiday read. It's something I would revisit and I know I'd enjoy reading the other books. I haven't decided yet if I will, but I'd like to eventually.

While this novel is supposed to focus on St. Nick, it also focuses on many other characters, which was great fun. The battle with Pitch was tricky and intense. I also loved the presence of the "spectral boy," which, if I'm right, is another version of Jack Frost, but I'm still not completely confident of that. His powers seem to revolve more around light than snow. Who knows? It's still very entertaining. I hold a lot of regard for the author for his work with children's stories. This was a great debut. I'm definitely rooting to see all six books completed!


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Nicholas St North and the Battle of the Nightmare King The Guardians William Joyce Laura Geringer 9781442430488 Books Reviews

A beautifully-crafted, intriguing take on the origins of Santa Claus, painted with vivid detail and wondrous adventure that, though modern, will take you back to the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

Since this is a children’s book, I am going to review it as such, which means my standards for what make it great are different – it’s rated on a scale of it’s own.

I have been a huge fan of the movie Rise of the Guardians since it came out in 2012, but I only just found out last month that the movie had originated from a short series of books written by the outstanding William Joyce. Look him up – it’s likely he’s written and/or illustrated something that you recognize, such as Meet The Robinsons or Rolly Polly Olly. Of course, as soon as I found out about the Guardians books, the first one – this one – was in my shopping basket, checked, taxed, and shipped. I didn’t care if it was a children’s book, I needed to read it, and I was not disappointed.

Like I said, I’ll be reviewing children’s books a bit differently, so I’m not going to do a whole Pro/Con thing – I’m just going to tell you about the book

In the first pages of Nicholas St. North, a moonbeam out fulfilling his duty of protecting children inadvertently releases Pitch, the dreaded Nightmare King. From there, we are introduced to the old wizard Ombric Shalazar, who has created an idyllic home, protected by magic, where curious children and their parents are free to explore and engage their curiosities, invent and learn things, all in the safety of their village of Santoff Claussen. But when the Nightmare King’s cruel fearlings break through the barriers and Pitch threatens to harm the children, Ombric fails to protect them and the task is passed on to Nicholas St. North, the King of Thieves and stranger to Santoff Claussen, guided there by a dream.

This book is simple and straight-to-the-point, as children’s books are, but interwoven with such gorgeous imagery and a lilting narrative that has all the markers of a perfect bedtime story. The characters are human, relatable, with flaws but the desire and effort to become the best versions of themselves as they can possibly be. I especially love Pitch’s backstory, which was sadly absent in the film adaptation – it would have been really cool to see onscreen.

I would, without a doubt, read this book (and the rest of the series, as soon as I can order them) to the kids I babysit. It shows the benefit in being a good person, and the benefit in belief. Oh, and the illustrations are gorgeous and old-fashion, again reminiscent of Andersen.

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I picked up this book because I heard about it after the "Rise of the Guardians" movie came out.

First, I'd like to mention how nice the presentation for this book is. It looks beautiful, and it has nice inside art, too. It's one of the better looking books I've seen.

The way it's written makes me think of a person sitting in a chair, telling a story to a bunch of people around them. It took me a little while to get into it. It definitely has its own, unique style.

It's very whimsical and there's a lot of humor in the writing (for example, North, the character, making a compass that points to himself).

It was enjoyable. The characters were likable, and it had a certain feel to its world. It was "Earth" and yet full of magic and everything seemed to have intelligent - whether a beam of light from the moon or an insect.

It had a fairytale like charm, where it could spout out anything as existing in this world and the explanation is "because". It didn't worry about trying to explain the science behind things. For instance, a little girl is tossed high enough to reach the clouds, and lands safely because she's caught. Obviously she's still be a pancake, but this is the sort of story where cows can jump over moons or trees can come to life and it's not questioned.

I did enjoy it and plan on getting the next book sometime.

I also appreciate that while, obviously, this wasn't the end of the series, the book did have its own end. This particular adventure finished instead of stopping a story somewhere in the middle and asking people to buy the next book.
Read from December 09 to 12, 2012

I picked this up after watching Rise of the Guardians, obviously (great movie, by the way). The story was so heartwarming and I fell in love with the characters, so when I heard mention of the novels, I had to check them out. I didn't plan to read them at first, but when I read the first chapter, I was hooked on the writing.

The novel is written in storybook style. Meaning, it's all tell and very little show. Dialogue is scarce. But this is a children's book, and there's nothing wrong with this format. In fact, I very much enjoyed it. I thought it carried some words and phrases a bit too complicated for younger children to get (five year olds, for instance, would probably constantly ask questions) but I really enjoyed the read. It was a nice length too. I finished it in two nights, and it didn't feel too long or too short. I think it's great for people of all ages, and especially an amazing holiday read. It's something I would revisit and I know I'd enjoy reading the other books. I haven't decided yet if I will, but I'd like to eventually.

While this novel is supposed to focus on St. Nick, it also focuses on many other characters, which was great fun. The battle with Pitch was tricky and intense. I also loved the presence of the "spectral boy," which, if I'm right, is another version of Jack Frost, but I'm still not completely confident of that. His powers seem to revolve more around light than snow. Who knows? It's still very entertaining. I hold a lot of regard for the author for his work with children's stories. This was a great debut. I'm definitely rooting to see all six books completed!