A Creature Was Stirring: One Boy's Night Before Christmas [CREATURE WAS STIRRING] [Import] [Hardcover]

Carter(Author) ; Moore, Clement Clarke(Author); Goodrich, Carter(Illustrator) Goodrich (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416926410
• ISBN-13: 978-1416926412
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,969,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for kids, adults, and art lovers!, October 3, 2006

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Donna M. Travers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Creature Was Stirring (Hardcover)

Kids will enjoy this story, parents too, and everyone can marvel at the fantastic illustrations. Carter Goodrich is an amazing artist. In "A Creature Was Stirring" he captures a great Christmas feeling with his colors and the few characters of the book are full of life and personality. He has a particularly interesting take on Santa. The story is cool too, it offers a fresh spin on the old "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", telling the story from the perspective of a little boy, which I am sure kids will love. The original text is used in the story as well, so you get a nice new version with the classic there too, good deal.

Buy this if you want a great Christmas story for your kids and the child inside you, and also if you have any interest in Carter Goodrich, illustration, animation design, or great drawing and painting in general.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful twist on a classic, December 12, 2006

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Louise Wyatt (Putney VT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Creature Was Stirring (Hardcover)

Magic abounds in Carter Goodrich's splendidly illustrated second story tucked alongside the familiar 'Night Before Christmas.' A little boy's insomnia culminates in his own brief flight in Santa's sleigh, while stockings are stuffed at the hearth below. Night and snow and reindeer and pillows are all illustrated with a deft colored pencil/watercolor mix that intrigues the artistic eye. Goodrich shows a new side of himself, a pleasant surprise to fans of his New Yorker magazine covers.

5.0 out of 5 stars a creature was stirring, February 1, 2010

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Jennifer L. Murto "mamaof4" (fernandina beach, fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Creature Was Stirring (Hardcover)

This is such a great book. You get the original version on the left side of the page and a funny little twist on the right side of the page. I thought it was hilarious and shared it with everyone at our school. My kids were laughing at every page.