'Twas the Night Before Christmas

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The classic Christmas verse in a gorgeous gift book from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator P.J. Lynch.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

P.J. Lynch brings his rich and atmospheric art to the well-loved Christmas verse. From the stockings hung by the chimney to the bundle of toys flung over St Nicholass back, children will love to pore over the detailed images inside. A book to return to again and again.

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Stunningly atmospheric art also abounds in PJ Lynchs illustration of the classic Christmas verse Twas the Night Before Christmas. A book to treasure forever. * The Irish Independent *
For Christmas Eve, Clement C Moores 1823 poem Twas The Night Before Christmas is a must-read, and the great illustrator PJ Lynch has given us a version suffused with winter magic, all warmth and shivery loveliness, for ages 3 to 93. * New Statesman *

beautiful reinterpretation [] Lynch, Irelands fourth Laureate na ng for childrens literature has used a dark Victorian palette lit up like a Vermeer by the glow of snow and candle flame. The pair go together like turkey and cranberry sauce. To be read on Christmas Eve with lashings of nostalgia.

a stunning new version of the Christmas classic by an award-winning Irish illustrator

a long time seasonal favourite

Author Bio

P.J. Lynch, one of the most accomplished childrens book creators working today, has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Christopher Medal three times. He is the author-illustrator of The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howlands Good Fortune. His meticulous research brings impeccable detail to the twenty books he has illustrated, including The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski, When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, and The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer. P.J. Lynch lives in Dublin. Find him online at pjlynchgallery.com, on Twitter as @PJLynchArt and on Instagram as @pjlynchgallery.