Other editions of book The Night Before Christmas

Inspired by "The Night Before Christmas," this illustrated coloring and transfer book features beautiful scenes, and bright and colorful rub-down transfer sheets. Santa and his reindeer are all waiting to be brought to life with color and creativity. Exquisite festive scenes are accompanied by quotations from Clement C. Moore’s classic verse. Make this classic Christmas tale your own, using the eight rub-down transfer sheets to decorate the pages.

This is the first Illustrate-A-Book project that focuses on talented children and youths of Colleton County in Walterboro, South Carolina. Front cover by Tina Thomas; Back cover by Al’Leigh Murray. This traditional Christmas story is brought to life by the wonderful colored pencil drawings of five Colleton County youths in the first Illustrate-A-Book Project started by Children’s Librarian Shiela M. Keaise.

As expectation mounts on Christmas Eve, a boy hears sleigh bells ringing and looks out of the window in time to see Santa arrive. Santa comes down the chimney (this is a fun picture as the book is tall and thin) and delivers the presents while pretending he does not notice the boy watching. Off he rides with all his favourite reindeer, and it's time for Christmas to begin! Told in verse that's perfect to recite aloud with all the family gathered around, this poem has stood the test of time since it was first written almost 200 years ago.

The ever endearing story of The Night Before Christmas, continues to thrill readers, young and old alike every Christmas. The poem of Clement C. Moore has been a delight in many books with different illustrators through the years. The Vintage Series, of R.F. Gilmor brings to you many of those lovely illustrated pictures of the arrival of Santa Clause and his eight tiny reindeer landing on the rooftop of good little girls and boys. Wonderful pictures that made our fantasy real, if only for a few special years.This book is presented for Little Hands to Hold & to Love.

Now this holiday treasure is available in a charming mini book edition that's perfect for lap-time sharing on Christmas Eve, and as a stocking stuffer that young and old alike will cherish.Ted Rand's original hardcover interpretation of this classic Christmas poem was hailed as ""a traditional but beautifully executed treatment of an old favorite,"" by Kirkus. It was named a ""Pick of the Lists"" by ""American Bookseller,"" calling it ""a beautiful keepsake."" And ""Publishers Weekly"" called the book ""exquisite... Those seeking a traditional take on the classic will not want to be without this edition.""