For over 30 years, Santa has been sent around the globe, from Texas to Ireland, in everything from Cajun muskrat to Pennsylvania Dutch outfits, bringing good cheer and gifts to various segments of the population. But what was wrong, he wonders, with the classic Night Before Christmas? Why must he play sailor, firefighter, cowboy, and redneck? Why cant he just be himself? He gives the author who created these clever versions a piece of his mind and asserts himself as the cheerful old Santa he once was. This last book written by James Rice is quintessential Rice: a heartfelt and sassy homage to the classic The Night Before Christmas Series.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pelican Publishing Co .

Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas (R), has more than 750, 000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston (R)'s adventures in Gaston (R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1. 5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston (R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston (R) back for one more adventure!