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Filled with more than 100 illustrations nostalgic art, vintage photographs, and evocative advertisements

When? Can t I open just one? Please? The minutes, the hours, the eons of waiting and wondering. What s underneath the shiny silver paper? Behind the enormous red bow? Under the tree?

Who doesn t remember what it was like to be a kid at Christmas? And who hasn t yearned to go back in time to recapture that special feeling? Well, we can t turn back the clock, but we can do the next best thing. We can bring a bit of the past into the present. In Under the Tree, Susan Waggoner, author of Stewart, Tabori and Chang s It s a Wonderful Christmas, takes a loving, nostalgic look at the toys and gifts that made the postwar American Christmas the big deal it was.

Under the Tree revisits gifts both large and small, from Mr. Machine and the Kenner Easy-Bake Oven to Moon Rocks, Silly Putty, Sea Monkeys, and other delights that stuffed our stockings. In addition to the fascinating stories behind each toy, the book is bursting with cultural history, quotes, and lore all wrapped up with more than 100 full-color vintage illustrations. For anyone who s ever been a kid at Christmas, Under the Tree will be as irresistible as a kiss under the mistletoe.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stewart, Tabori & Chang (October 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1584796413
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1584796411
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.62 x 9 inches
Reviewer: KeyWestKaty
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic walk down memory land
Review: I am a baby boomer and this book really took me back to my childhood. It is not only shows vintage ads for products, but includes wonderful little tidbits of trivia and history of them and the different time periods. I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend it to anyone who loves Christmas and nostalgia.

Reviewer: Star
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful book for any age
Review: I got this for my son, who is 17. I'd given him Susan Waggoner's other Christmas book "It's a Wonderful Christmas 1940-1965' a couple years ago as an afterthought gift, and he really dug it, and had put this one on his wish list this year. It's a great little coffee table book! Lots of old toy ads and so forth. A fun book for any age, obviously, when kids who were nowhere near being born during the time period of the book subject matter love it. Recommended!

Reviewer: Sue G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Was very happy to find this on Amazon
Review: I bought one of Susan Waggoner's books at the Christmas shop in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. Wanted to get another one when I was there last month, but they did not have them anymore. Was very happy to find this on Amazon. This book is so interesting and brings back a lot of childhood memories.

Reviewer: Karen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent, timeless holiday book
Review: Perfect gift for grandparents or elderly relatives/friends !!!Even fantastic for younger people, to see what Christmas was like "back in the day".This was actually the third copy I have purchased (one for me, two as gifts). Would definitely buy again if I had anyone else to give it to!

Reviewer: WV Fan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Under the Tree: The Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970
Review: Great way to relive the childhood Christmases. I sat with my grandchildren and showed them the toys we got for Christmas when we were little. I have 3 of Susan Waggoners nostalgic books. Enjoyed them all and the folks who received the ones I gave as gifts bought more of their own.Under the Tree: The Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970

Reviewer: Moparscharger
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Toys & Treats Book
Review: Brings back great memories from my childhood. Highly recommended reading for any nostalgic Christmas fan!!

Reviewer: Diane Middleton
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Christmas Memories
Review: This is a fun book for those of us who awaited Santa in the 40's and 50's..alike a trip down memory lane...I plan to give it to my brother for Christmas as several of the items he received as a kid...however I never got my Tiny Tears 🙁

Reviewer: forever oceans
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not as enjoyable as Waggoner's other Christmas books
Review: This is the third Christmas book by Susan Waggoner that I've read. I didn't find this one as enjoyable as "It's a Wonderful Christmas" and "Christmas Memories." "Under the Tree" is essentially a round-up of toys through the ages and had little to do with Christmas. I started off happily reading and enjoying myself, but as the chapters went on, I started to lose interest. This was a marked difference from her previous books where I could happily spend a good hour or two losing myself in the pages and soaking up the fun of American Christmases past. I think the difference was that this book was solely about the toys and spent much of the time just talking about what had come out when and how it was different from this other toy and so on, and so it began to feel repetitive. The parts where she discussed *why* certain toys were the most popular are the parts I most enjoyed.The vintage pictures are nice to have, but they are also quite small and don't come with captions or credits, so at times I'm not clear on what I'm looking at or if it has any relation to the adjacent text. This is also the case with the previous Waggoner books, but it was far more irritating here given the large number of photos and all the toys mentioned.

Reviewer: Karen L Gagnon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It was wonderful.Everything that I could have expected and more.This book transported me back to simpler times and all the toys and things that we all grew up with.I love it and will cherish it as part of my book and christmas collection.

Reviewer: Niki Gibson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Anyone will love this book if they love Christmas. I am obsessed with the fifties, so this was perfect for me.

Reviewer: Beth Jorginson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I am going to give this as a Christmas present to a dear friend. It is a great book.

Reviewer: bribeaty
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: great nostalgia

Reviewer: claire55
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I thought this would be perfect for my sister who is well into the 1930's.The book description didnt say that it was realted to American toys...So a lot of the book content meant nothingI sent it back