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Synopsis
Illustrations depict the famous poem that describes what happens in one particular home on the night before Christmas
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 5 No nostalgia here! Marshall's cartoon-like illustrations for Moore's well-known and much-loved poem are thoroughly modern, often very funny and typical of the artist. A cozy Cape Cod house sits in the snow with the unstirring mouse nestled in the bright green wreath on its door. Plump dogs, cats, a chicken (and even a mouse) abound in the comfortably cluttered house in which stockings are hung and people sleep. The animals join Papa as he watches the arrival of the plump old elf down the road and up to the roof. After his unceremonious entrance but before his gift distribution, St. Nick (in his cowboy boots with stars) poses for a photograph taken by the mouse and raids the refrigerator with his reindeer hungrily looking on. As St. Nick's final wish for a happy Christmas is exclaimed, the animals settle down again amid the bountiful and brightly decorated packages. Although the format is predictable (one page of text next to a one-page illustration), this is a fresh look at an old narrative. It may not appeal to everyone, but should cause all (except perhaps Scrooges) to chuckle. Maria B. Salvadore , District of Columbia Public Library
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly
The pictures, of course, turn Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" into Marshall's manic visions of the blithe Victorian fantasy. In addition to the boldly colored illustrations, there are additional lines uttered by Papa in his cap and the household petsa bulldog, cat and chickenas they gaze out the window at Santa and his reindeer: "Holy smoke!" "Never in all my born days!" Another chicken, three more bulldogs and extra cats share sleeping quarters with countless children in bunk beds and with Mama whose night gear includes not only a 'kerchief but a helmet, goggles and an umbrella. In short, the familiar verses are here a production of the humorist's satiric eye and children will love it.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherScholastic
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0590450751
- ISBN 13 9780590450751
- BindingLibrary Binding
- LanguageEnglish
- IllustratorMarshall James
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by James Marshall (illustrator). Second Printing. 32 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in laminated, illustrated boards. Some bumping at the spine ends and one corner tip. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has a little curling to the edges. The spine is somewhat faded. It is shelf rubbed, with some scratches. An edition of the classic Christmas poem "The Night Before Christmas" also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Illustrated in colour by Caldecott Honor winner James Marshall. Seller Inventory # 7117
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Library Binding. Condition: New. Marshall, James (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Seller Inventory # Q-0590450751
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