# The Night Before Christmas - Hardcover

by **Clement C. Moore** (Author), **Anita Lobel** (Illustrator)

**"The definitive city child's edition." --_The New York Times Book Review_**

**"Lobel's paintings are gentle and reassuring...she has captured with richness and simplicity the joy and love of the holiday season." --_School Library Journal_ (starred review)**

**Caldecott Honoree and beloved illustrator Anita Lobel pairs her beautiful drawings with the beloved Christmas poem, "The Night Before Christmas," in this classic picture book that your family will treasure for years to come.**

_'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house  
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..._

Since it was first published nearly 200 years ago "The Night Before Christmas" has enchanted readers young and old with the story of St. Nicholas landing on a snowy roof, climbing down the chimney, and filling all of the stockings with gifts before riding off in his sleigh, wishing "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night "

Anna Lobel's stunning, richly detailed illustrations for the poem have been cherished by families for over thirty years. Portraying a lush Victorian New York setting, children are snug in their beds, a cat is asleep under the tree, and the quiet city is blanketed with snow. As Santa Claus leaves the city after delivering gifts, he flies over a stunning moonlit Brooklyn Bridge.

This beautiful, brand-new edition has been lovingly restored and is a gift that will be treasured year after year.

### Author Biography

Clement C. Moore was born in in New York City in 1779. During his lifetime, he wrote in a variety of forms, including biography, translation, fiction, and poetry. He is perhaps most famous for his poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which was first published anonymously in 1823, and later became known as "The Night Before Christmas." The first few lines of this poem are some of the best-known verses of American literature and Moore's descriptions of Santa Claus have contributed significantly to our conception of him. Moore died in 1863, but his legacy will live on forever.

Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as _Alison's Zinnia_ and _Away from Home_, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in _On Market Street_. She is the creator of three books featuring her cat, Nini: _One Lighthouse, One Moon_ (a _New York Times_ Best Illustrated Children's Book); _Nini Lost and Found_; and _Nini Here and There_. And she wrote _Ducks on the Road_, which _The_ _Horn Book_ called "cozy." Her childhood memoir, _No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War_, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.1 x 9.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 15, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Night Before Christmas/'Twas the Night Before Christmas

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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