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Twas the Night B'Fore Christmas: An African-American Version (Hardcover)

by Melodye Benson Rosales (Author), Clement Clarke Moore (Author) "'Twas the night b'fore Christmas, when all 'round the house, Not a critter was stirrin', not even a mouse..." (more)

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From Publishers Weekly
Rosales's (On the Day I Was Born) rendition of the well-loved Clement C. Moore poem casts a "Santy Claus... with skin like molasses" who directs his reindeer with "Giddy-up y'all!" and lands on the roof of an African American family. Her tweaking of the verses, adding dialect and atmospheric description ("Like tobacco leaves whipped by a hurricane") joins with the art in creating a new setting, a small North Carolina farm at the turn of the century. Despite the frequently exaggerated expressions of human and reindeer figures, the tender oil paintings radiate warmth. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Presents a turn-of-the-century black family's encounter with St. Nick as he delivers his presents before flying off into the night.

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic (October 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0590739441
ISBN-13: 978-0590739443
Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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