Clement Clarke Moore

"Barbara Reid reimagines everyone's favorite Christmas poem in her own extraordinary style, featuring a lively cast of young creatures anticipating the most exciting night of the year! The classic poem is brought to life by her signature Plasticine illustrations, full of humor and astonishing detail, making this a Christmas treasure to read year after year"--

Nearly 200 years ago a distinguished professor of classics wrote a charming holiday poem to amuse his children. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" traveled from Clement C. Moore's family circle into the hearts of people around the world. Today it is best known by its opening line, "'Twas the night before Christmas . . ."This beautiful edition features an interpretation of the Yuletide classic by W. W. Denslow, the original illustrator of L. Frank Baum's...

"P.J. Lynch brings his rich and atmospheric art to the well-loved holiday poem. Children will pore over every cozy detail in these warm, sweeping watercolor illustrations--from snug mice to stockings hung by the chimney with care to toys in the bundle flung over merry St. Nicholas's back. A glowing interpretation of a favorite read-aloud, this is a keepsake volume to cherish and return to year after year." -- Provided by publisher.

Scenes from Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas inspire twelve compositions with hidden objects.

"For over 200 years, families have gathered on Christmas Eve to hear the much loved words of Dr. Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. This year, families can gather together to share the real Christmas story--the story of Jesus' birth. 'Twas the Evening of Christmas echoes the familiar language and rhythm of Dr. Clements' poetry, but instead of focusing on Santa, it focuses on the baby Jesus, who is, after all, the true hero of Christmas."--Publisher's...

Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor as first published on December 23, 1823.

Presents a turn-of-the-century black family's encounter with St. Nick as he delivers his presents before flying off into the night.

"In this ... twist on the classic poem by Clement C. Moore, Daniel Kirk reimagines the story from a fresh perspective--and readers of Kirk's Library Mouse series may discover a familiar friend, too"--Dust jacket flap.

Nel 1823 il pastore protestante Clemente Clarke Moore, proveniente dalla campagna dello stato di New York, catturò l'immaginazione dell'intera nazione con una simpatica poesia che descriveva Babbo Natale con un abito rosso ed una slitta trainata da renne. Questo libro, tradotto in italiano, porta la magia che Moore ha catturato nella sua poesia ai bambini di tutto il mondo. L'ispirazione è nata dal desiderio di Sally di condividere con sua figlia...

In 1823, clergyman Clement Clarke Moore, from upstate New York, captured the imagination of the entire nation with his delightful, rhymed description of red-suited Santa Claus and his reindeer-drawn sleigh. This newly-illustrated Christmas book introduces a "mouse" character, great for toddlers, playing off the reference that "not even a mouse" would stir on the magical night before the children's favorite holiday. Author Sally M. Veillette was inspired...