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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas


Night Before Christmas

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2006

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Great for age 3-6 years

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The carefully recreated original version of the well loved Christmas poem. Until 1823, most children outside Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. That Christmas, a New York newspaper printed an anonymous poem entitled An Account of a Visit from St Nicholas. This was the first time American children had heard of Santa Claus. Wondering what might happen if they hung their stockings by the chimney, many children did, and were greeted by an array of treats. News of this incredible phenomenon spread quickly. Soon the poem was reprinted all over the world, and Santa Claus has been a very busy man ever since...

 

This book is part of a book series called Night Before Christmas .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Walker Books Ltd .

E. Nesbit (1858-1924) spent her childhood in Germany and later lived in England. Her classic stories of fantasy and adventure for children, written in the early 1890s, include The Story of the Treasure Seekers, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children. Matt Tavares is the illustrator of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the author/illustrator of Zachary's Ball and Oliver's Game. He lives in Maine, USA. The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.

This book contains the following story:

The Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... Read the full text of this Christmas poem here.

This book is in the following series:

Night Before Christmas

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