Since it was first published anonymously in 1823, the poem The Night Before Christmas has enchanted children with the story of St. Nicholas climbing down the chimney and filling all the stockings before springing back to his sleigh. Many families read the poem every year, and now they have an edition to treasure. The poem, faithfully reproduced here, is accompanied by Charles Santores lavish illustrations.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Charles Santore Children's Classics .

This book is aimed at children in preschool+.

This book has been graded for interest at 0-18 years.

There are 48 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 in 2011 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

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. Charles Santore's many awards include the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence. His work has been exhibited in New York's Museum of Modern Art.