The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is Barbara Robinson's children's novel, published by Harper & Row in New York in 1972 after appearing in McCall's magazine. It follows the unruly Herdman children as they take over a church Christmas pageant. It became a play, a 1983 TV film and a 2024 film.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Harper & Row, 1972
- First published
- Harper & Row, New York, 1972
The first edition of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson was published in New York by Harper & Row in 1972. We track 2 editions.
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- Faber and Faber1974 Hardback I own The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Faber and Faber 1974 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 28 on Open Library, 23 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
The first edition of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson was published in New York by Harper & Row in 1972.
How many editions of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever are there?
We track 2 editions of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (OL3534104W), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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