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'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Holiday Classics) Hardcover – Illustrated, September 26, 2005

by Clement Clarke Moore (Author), Jessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator)

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Everyone knows the famous words: “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house . . .” Clement C. Moore’s famous poem was written in 1822 and has been a holiday classic ever since. This edition, with gorgeous illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith, was first published in 1912 and is considered by many to be the definitive version of the story.

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Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 - July 10, 1863) was a writer and professor and is credited with writing "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for his children. Originally published anonymously on December 23rd, 1823, the poem that would come to be known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," was responsible for the creation of the Santa Claus myth as it is known in the United States and much of the English-speaking world.

Jessie Wilcox Smith (September 6, 1863 - May 3, 1935) was a prolific illustrator of magazines and children's books. She was a frequent contributor to Ladies Home Journal. A student of Howard Pyle, some of her best-known work for children includes Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies.

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Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (September 26, 2005)
Language: : English
Hardcover : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0618616829
ISBN-13 : 978-0618616824
Reading age : 4 - 7 years
Lexile measure : AD940L
Grade level : Preschool - 3
Item Weight : 7.5 ounces
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.35 x 6.63 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,542,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,429 in Poetry for Early Learning
- #6,144 in Children's Poetry (Books)
- #6,692 in Children's Christmas Books (Books)

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GIANT repro of an old favorite -

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016

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This is an over sized, board book reproduction, of the 1949 original golden book that we grandparents had when we were young- only this is sturdy so my little sister cannot tear out the pages in this one! Tho likely she has outgrown that habit, it's safe from the grandkids as well. We kept this one for ourselves, and is so big, we used it as part of the decor in our game room, which has an 'oldies' themed tree. It's app 9'' x 11'', seems to be a faithful repro of the original, the binding allows it to lay flat while reading, but possibly the binding may not hold up to abuse. Since it is special to us I wouldn't leave it in with the mass of books the little ones have anyway, but read it to them when they visit, perfect size for that. Am happy to see that the company seems to be bringing out some board book repros of the 'oldies but goodies' that we loved as kids, will be buying more, especially the over sized ones. The one downside for me that this book is made in China, would have gladly paid more for these old classics to be made here.

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Michelle W

Adorable!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016

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This board book is simply lovely. The art is bright and engaging and just perfect for drawing in little eyes.

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Most beautiful illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019

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The best of both worlds. Reading the “The Night Before Christmas” has always been a beloved tradition for us and I was just delighted to find this beautifully illustrated version by the amazing ME. I have been collecting children’s books illustrated by ME for my grandchildren and this is a gorgeous addition to their library. The detail, imagination and whimsy in her illustrations of this book are breathtaking. This may just be my favorite of our collection.

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Katie Z. Campbell

It's a Little Golden Book. 'Nuff said!

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2020

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What is there to say? Of course the story has stood the test of time. The illustrations are wonderful - unchanged from the first edition of this Little Golden Book. There is never anything to criticize with Little Golden Books; if you're new to them, trust me, they're always a good buy. They were read to me when I was a child, I read them to my kids and now I'm buying them for my grandkids. There's a reason they've been bestsellers since the 1940s.

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N. Head

Stunning

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020

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I'm a big fan of this story... Especially some of the older Hallmark pop up books. I've kind of started a collection and I purchased this one this year. It is beautiful! I was amazed at the level of quality for something paid very little for. I also appreciated how closely this book follows the original story by Mr. Moore.

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Persnicketyanne

Very poor printing making what could be lovely illustrations very murky

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2019

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When I found this book (The Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Gennady Spirin) I was very happy. I am a fan of Gennady Spirin. His illustrations are just wonderful. This book, however, is poorly printed. The illustrations are not sharp and clear, but dull and murky. It is too bad that readers cannot see the illustrations in quality color.

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Missing pages

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020

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We lost our first copy of this book...probably to the same evil elves that render Christmas lights inoperable over the summer. I was initially pleased to find an exact replacement. Upon delivery, I noticed the new printing of the book was square rather than rectangular. I believe a portion of each formerly beautiful drawing was cropped in the process. But what made our kids, who still remember at 5 and 7 most of the words, feel the presence of a scrooge-like editor was the disappearance of four complete stanzas in the middle. This page (photo above) with no printed copy is where the gaff begins. In this version, Santa skips calling each reindeer by name and there's no prancing and pawing of each little hoof. The absence of these classic lines led to our return of the book.

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I love this story and was very excited to add it ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015

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I love this story and was very excited to add it to my daughter's Christmas book collection.

Pros: The cover is puffy/squishy which gives it a childlike allure. The pictures are both realistic and cartoonish which allows a certain type of fantasy meets reality type of feel. I thoroughly appreciate the imagery of the book as it is something that will not be outgrown. I should also say this book has a nostalgic feel to me as pictures somewhat remind me of a book I owned when I was little.

Cons: The binding feels a little cheap, like if I were to handle it a little too roughly (or just simply over time) the pages would fall loose. The pages themselves feel very thin. I'm very nervous reading the book around my 1 year old as I feel one quick move on her part would shred the page in seconds.

Overall a great buy for the money and a great pictorial rendition of a classic Christmas poem.

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jessica smith

Okay

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2017

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Bought a used one, started in discription it had been used, and may have signs of wear, it arrived with a rip in the cover and what looks like a big mark where sticky tape has been pulled of on the inside cover and it's left a big damaged mark.. my own fault for buying used.. will buy new from now on, just me being picky.. but over all the story is still readable and will bring lovely festive family reading on Christmas Eve..

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Toni 💕

Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2020

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Love this classic Christmas book, I purchased this when my little boy was 1 and his first Christmas understanding. We have read it every year ever since (he is 8 this year). Its such a classic and my children love listening to it on the run up to Santa coming. Great service and price

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Annie

A feast for the eyes, but ...!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2012

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I bought this to replace an old copy of the Clement C. Moore poem illustrated by D.Gorsline, and though there is so much fascinating detail in the colourful illustrations done by Mary Engelbreit, they are not so true to the content of the poem as the older book. For example, there is no trace of Father Christmas's clothes being 'all tarnished with ashes and soot'. And where is his 'little round belly' in the picture opposite this line? There is something like this on almost every page, where artist's licence has been over-used. There are elves everywhere, but none mentioned in the poem.

When reading to a child, I like to point out details in the picture that have been mentioned in the text, but in in these illustrations one is struggling to find an exact match. However it's a wonderful book to share with children, simply to talk about the pictures, but in addition I've just ordered a copy of the Gorsline version at £2.50, which is more faithful to, and enhances the poem itself.

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Beautifully illustrated !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2017

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Just adore this traditional board book! Reading this classic tale is a tradition at Christmas time in our home and one our toddler can now enjoy joining in with too! Beautifully illustrated very sturdy board book. Simply gorgeous. Arrived promptly too.

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Janet Mackinnon

Summary of the Night Before Christmas

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2013

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I have previously ordered this book. The previous book had a different illustrator who was much better, but I wasn't displeased with my choice this time.
I have a favour to ask whoever reads this. I read a Lee Childs book a long time ago. The book featured Jack Reacher, but the story line included his brother Joe Reacher, who was incarcerated in prison and whom Jack visited. I am trying to get ALL the Reacher novels and in looking through your library I have chosen the ones I need to order. I have read all the synopses, but none of the ones I wish to order have this story. Can you help me find the book I am looking for?
I have looked on a lot of web sites and now am lost as to what to do next. Please help.