Papa's Christmas Gift: Around the World on the Night Before Christmas [Hardcover]

Cheryl Harness (Author)

Book Description

A tour of Christmas around the world begins with Clement Clarke Moore's 1822 reading of A Visit From Saint Nicholas and takes readers to such locales as an early American trapper campsite and a pilgrim gathering in Bethlehem.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 1^-3. Harness has taken the famous Clement C. Moore poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" and fashioned another, similar in style but broader in scope, about what was happening in the world at large on that long-ago Christmas Eve. As Santa and his reindeer fly over the globe, the reader learns that "in the Land of the Rising Sun / A winter morning has begun. / Temple bells ring in the day: / Westerners are far away." But nowhere in the book is there any specific mention of Asian culture. Decorative borders surround the author's detailed pen-and-ink and colored-pencil illustrations, which contribute much to the book's overall impact. Kathy Broderick

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1st edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689803443
• ISBN-13: 978-0689803444
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,822,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Around the World

More About the Author

Cheryl Harness makes her home in Independence, Missouri, the "Queen City of the Trails," a couple of blocks away from the big white house where Harry and Bess Truman used to live. She lives with Mimi (a black and white Shih Tsu)), and Merrie Emma (a cross-eyed scaredy-cat). As an author, illustrator, public speaker, and presenter in many an elementary school, Cheryl is known for her engaging, entertaining approach to history, her detailed watercolors, and the way she plays her harmonica.