It's Christmas Eve, and all is still and quiet. One family are tucked up in bed dreaming of sugar plums, until the magical arrival of Father Christmas and his team of reindeer wakes the poem's narrator. Matilda Harrison's intricate illustrations are enhanced by embossing on every spread and act as a beautiful complement to the traditional text.

 

There are 26 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 2011 by Templar Publishing .

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. The Illustrator: This is Matilda Harrison's first picture book for Bloomsbury. She is half-British and half-Australian, and currently lives in North London. Her other illustrative work is primarily editorial; she works for Vogue, The Independent, Elle, The Economist, The Telegraph and The Times.