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.
Night Before Christmas
No. of pages 32
Published: 2009
Reviews
Great for age 3-9 years
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Here is a delightful poem that tells the story of the night before Christmas, when Santa Claus arrives with his reindeer and clambers down the chimney to fill the stockings by the hearth. The text and pictures combine to capture the feeling of magic and excitement, and give a real sense of warmth and Christmas spirit. Tomie dePaola has set the poem in the 1840s, using his own home in a small New Hampshire village as a model. The borders to the pages are based on designs from New England quilts, giving the book a wonderfully nostalgic feel.
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 2009 by Oxford University Press .
Clement C Moore, American writer and poet, is best know for this poem, which he wrote for his children and published anonymously in New York's `Sentinel' on December 23rd 1823. Tomie de Paola is an internationally popular illustrator and adapter of Bible stories and themes for children.
