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Clement Clarke Moore

The Night Before Christmas Hardcover – Picture Book, August 31, 2005

by Clement C. Moore (Author), Christian Birmingham (Illustrator)

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This bestselling beautifully illustrated edition of the classic Christmas poem about Santa Claus, sugarplums, and reindeer makes the perfect holiday gift for families.

Clement C. Moore's timeless Christmas Eve poem comes to life in this New York Times bestselling illustrated edition of The Night Before Christmas. With gorgeous illustrations by award-winning, renowned children's book illustrator Christian Birmingham, this gorgeous oversized picture book is sure to become a holiday classic for years to come.

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48 pages
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English
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Preschool - 2
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AD940L
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10.25 x 0.5 x 13.25 inches
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Running Press Kids
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August 31, 2005
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0762424168
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978-0762424160
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The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

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Clement Clarke Moore, (1779-1863), was a professor at New York City's General Theological Seminary (built on land donated by his father) who, in an 1836 reprint of A Visit From St. Nicholas (more commonly known today as Twas the Night Before Christmas), was first credited as the author of the poem, and later included it in an anthology of his work.

Christian Birmingham is famous for his holiday titles, including A Christmas Carol and A Christmas Treasury. He has illustrated many other well-received books for young readers and has been short-listed several times for national awards for distinguished illustration. He lives and works in England.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Kids; Anniversary ed. edition (August 31, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762424168
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762424160
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 6 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD940L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.46 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 0.5 x 13.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #78,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #216 in Children's Christmas Books (Books)
- #294 in Poetry for Early Learning
- #1,020 in Children's Classics

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Clement Clarke Moore was a professor of religion and the author of several scholarly works. What he is most remembered for, however, is his poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," later called "The Night Before Christmas," and written as a Christmas gift for his six children.

Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American writer and Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in New York City. The seminary was developed on land donated by Moore and it continues on this site at Ninth Avenue between 20th and 21st streets, in an area known as Chelsea Square. Moore's connection with the seminary continued for more than 25 years.

Moore gained considerable wealth by subdividing and developing other parts of his large inherited estate in what became known as the residential neighborhood of Chelsea. Before this, the urbanized part of the city ended at Houston Street on Manhattan island. For 10 years, Moore also served as a board member of the New York Institution for the Blind.

He is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Scholars debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well as other historical sources.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2023

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Gave as gift to Great Granddaughter. Love the poem since my childhood but pictures are very muted. Wish they were more antiqued and Victorian. Nice affordable gift.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 26, 2022

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A well-worn version of this book has been in our family for ages. Picked this up to give to my sister as a Christmas gift so she can have her own copy in her home. For the price, it's a nice copy. Decent binding, slightly heavier pages and nice illustrations. No complaints.

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The Night Before Christmas

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2022

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My great-granddaughter loved this book.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 11, 2022

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Large and better quality than I expected based on the price

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Colbye Richmond

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2022

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Beautiful book, bought it to use for pictures for my kids.

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We Love the Illustrations

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2022

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We already had one copy of this book, but purchased a second one so that both the children could have their own copy to keep. I love the dreamy feeling of the illustrations - nostalgic and lovely.

8 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2022

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Gave as a first Christmas gift. Great in the pictures!

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Great illustrations

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2022

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The illustrations are outstanding. I've been reading this to my kids for years and they still love it. Misplaced my original copy and bought this one last year (2021). Even read it to my two step kids (20+ yrs old) and they loved it too.

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pamela burr

Different to what I expected but I'm pleased with it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2021

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I hadn't understood the relevance of this being the American Edition so was initially disappointed when the reindeer names were Donder and Blitzen rather than Donner (the English version). As the poem is written by an American it's more original - I Googled its origin's and it had been Dunder misspelled as Donder then changed to Donner by Clement C Moore. I'm very pleased with the reproduction which looks lovely seen in soft artificial light.

Mrs. Karen Ward

THe larger more colourful books I had seen in book stores had much better pictures. It was a good quality item

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 20, 2015

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I bought this book for my grandson who is 12 months old for his second Christmas. I chose a board book version as it could survive his explorations but sadly the pictures in the book do not tally with it being a board book. They are not very appealing to small children and all in all he was not interested. THe larger more colourful books I had seen in book stores had much better pictures.
It was a good quality item, well made but not suitable for under age 6 in my opinion.

S. Farley

The Night Before Christmas

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 4, 2012

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The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore, illustrated by Christian Birmingham, has to be the best book ever produced for Christmas Eve. To all children (and adults!), it conveys the pure magic of Christmas. It is a beautifully produced book, and the poem is so true to the magical image of Father Christmas and his reindeer that we have grown to love. The true spirit of Christmas would not be complete without this book on your book shelf.

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Mrs Borrett

Lovely book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2021

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Great book, lovely illustrations and perfect size for a Xmas eve box.

Jane F

This is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have ever seen

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2015

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This is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have ever seen. If you're a grandmother and look back on magic Christmases when you were a child, this book conjures up the perfect images to pass on to the little ones. Absolutely loved it and who doesn't love the story of the night before Christmas?

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