Pub Date: September 30, 2025
Dewey: 811.2
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.36" H x 11.12" L x 9.14" W ( 0.97 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City and Town Life | Holidays and Celebrations | Other Religious | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Adaptations | Bedtime and Dreams | African American and Black | General | Classics | Poetry see also Stories in Verse | Diversity and Multicultural | Legends Myths Fables | Christmas and Advent
Description: "On Christmas Eve night, a family has set out cookies and milk for a special visitor while a delightful winter cityscape dazzles outside. Though a city never quite sleeps, the family inside--including the cat--are all snuggled up tight. But when a clatter wakes up one child and they glimpse St sleigh and eight reindeer from the window a magical meeting occurs"--
Brief description:
Clement C. Moore (1779-1863), an American scholar and poet, first wrote "The Night Before Christmas" in 1822 to entertain his children. A friend submitted it to a local newspaper, the Troy Sentinel, where it was published on December 23, 1823. Moore's delightful description of St. Nicholas and his eight flying reindeer has since become the definitive portrait of Santa Claus.
Review Quotes:
Semmer's blocky, digitally tweaked pencil art, which suggests cut-paper tableaux, is micro-detailed and thoroughgoing--there is no unused space. Absolutely everything is alluring. Good tidings indeed. - Kirkus (starred review)
A great addition to holiday sections, especially where children of color can see themselves in the story. - Annmarie Braithwaite, School Library Journal