Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas

By Megan Shepherd

Book Overview

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the holiday classic Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with this stunning collectible novelization, adapted by New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd.

Jack Skellington is the beloved Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, but he has grown tired of leading the usual scares every year. Then he stumbles upon a mysterious tree-shaped door deep in the Hinterlands and falls straight into Christmas Town--an enchanting place like no other, full of sparkling snow, merry elves, and twinkling lights.

Reinvigorated, Jack returns to Halloween Town and recruits the citizens into his new plan: to organize Christmas themselves! But even with aid from his loyal dog Zero and the resourceful rag doll Sally, challenges lurk around every corner. Sally sees a terrible vision of Jack falling into danger, and the mysterious Oogie Boogie hides in the shadows. Will Jack's dream of creating the perfect Christmas come true . . . or is it destined to become an utter nightmare?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 136809421X
• ISBN13: 9781368094214
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Disney Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (The Story Behind Halloween Town)

I am a fanatic of The Nightmare Before Christmas franchise. I love all aspects of the story, the characters, and the theme. Megan Sheperd does a fantastic job filling in the timeline and zoning in on the hidden details you may not have noticed in the film. While reading, I imagined each line spoken by the original voice actor. I love Jack’s realization that what he was searching for the whole time was someone to share the rest of his undead life with—Sally. The purple characters on the black cover are a nice contrast. As I’ve said before in another review, their romance is the driving force behind my experience of The Nightmare Before Christmas in any form. I highly recommend this book.