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Trucker's Night Before Christmas (The Night Before Christmas Series)

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Many writers have penned modernized versions of the classic poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore, setting the story in a different context from the 1822 date of first writing. In this book the basic rhythm of the original poem is kept, only this time the context is that of long haul truckers at a truck stop. It is once again the night before Christmas and the drivers are all wishing they could be elsewhere rather than moving a load.
Suddenly there is a great clatter outdoors and it is a man in red driving a Mack truck. St. Nick has arrived to spread some cheer, only this time he is not relying on deer. He pops into the cafe with a bag over his shoulder and passes gifts out to all, making the evening much brighter. Once he tips all the workers in the cafe, he hops back in his eighteen-wheel sleigh. As he leaves the place, he is heard to say, "I'll miss the weigh stations - I'll take the back way."
Some children's books are also able to appeal to adults; they do so by covering subject matter that is also of interest to adults. This is a book that will appeal to the truckers that are on the road delivering their loads when nearly everyone else is snug in their beds.