Night Before Christmas by Moore

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  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Pub. Date: August 2001
  • ISBN-13: 9780307960030
  • Sales Rank: 187
  • Age Range: For infants or children in preschool
  • 24pp
  • Series: Little Golden Book Ser.
 
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Synopsis

Nothing says Christmas quite like Clement C. Moore's classic poem. Ted Rand has illustrated it with lush pictures that are at once fresh, yet comfortably traditional, set in the era in which the poem was written.

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The illustrator's Vermont farmhouse and her pets are featured in the illustrations of this well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

Children's Literature

In this traditional Christmas poem, the pictures show Santa driving a space ship, although he still has reindeer. The dashboard of the sleigh has various dials that read: NITROUS GAMA E-INJECT, CONTINENT, HOT CHOCOLATE, and SPACE COMPRESS. In the illustration for "He was dressed all in fur," Santa wears white furry trousers. Various elves carry a plastic tape dispenser, dog milk bone, an origami stork, and use a vacuum cleaner. The artist has an interview with St. Nick in which the question of how Santa is able to distribute all the presents in one night is answered, "the sleigh is able to expand the moment between ‘tick' and ‘tock' on Christmas Eve." Children and their parents will enjoy the artist's humorous interpretation of this old favorite.

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Biography

Tasha Tudor, one of America's beloved illustrators, has written, illustrated, or has been the subject of more than ninety books in the course of her illustrious career that has spanned nearly three quarters of a century. Her books have found an equally enthusiastic audience among children as well as adults and all of ther work is influenced by the style in which she lives her life, a style reminiscent of life in the first half of the nineteenth century.

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November 27, 2006: This classic poem is presented with stunning pop-ups and eye-popping colors. It?s intended for infants through preschool, but I believe that kindergarteners would love it as well. I enjoyed all the surprises and wonderful features as I read the book. I highly recommend this book as part of your holiday traditions.