A Cat's Night Before Christmas [Hardcover]

Henry Beard (Author), John Boswell (Creator), Susann Jones (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

A hilarious retelling of Clement C. Moore’s classic poem, “’Twas the Night before Christmas” from the point of view of the family cat.

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About the Author

HENRY BEARD was the founder of National Lampoon magazine and is one of American’s bestselling humor writers. He has written more than twenty books, including the classics O.J.'s Legal Pad, French for Cats, and Latin for All Occasions. JOHN BOSWELL is a highly successful book packager and agent in New York City. He has written or cowritten more than fifteen books, including How to Dad and the #1 New York Times bestseller What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School. Both men live in New York City. SUSANN FERRIS JONES is an illustrator for magazines and newspapers as well as children's books and adult books. She lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Broadway (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767918533
• ISBN-13: 978-0767918534
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,564,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ------Hilarious------, November 9, 2008

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Judith Miller (Bluemont, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cat's Night Before Christmas (Hardcover)

This amusing little book is written from a cat's point of view and gives us another look of how a cat might think.

Starting with the very first line "Tis the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring---I'd killed the last mouse." Well, you get the idea!

The colorful illustrations are great and wait until you see Santa and his crew.

Don't want to give anything else away, if you're a cat lover, you'll get a good laugh from this old, but new Christmas story.
The author, Henry Beard founded National Lampoon magazine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny - For Cat Lovers Only, January 22, 2011

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Carolyn "Avid Gardener" (Toms River, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cat's Night Before Christmas (Hardcover)

This little book is a gem. The parody of Clement Moore's poem is very clever and funny - if you're a cat person. The illustrations are the icing on the cake!