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The Night Before Christmas
By (Author) Clement Clarke Moore
Illustrated by David Ercolini
Scholastic US
Scholastic US
29th September 2015
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
811.2
Hardback
32
Width 210mm, Height 279mm, Spine 13mm
386g
A funny, over-the-top new spin on the classic Christmas poem!
A hysterical new version of "The Night Before Christmas"! David Ercolini's over-the-top illustrations will have readers saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho!"Creatures of all shapes and all sizes will be stirring with laughter in this overly decked out, Christmas-splendored illustrated picture book!Ercolini breathes new life into an unrivaled classic with his vibrant illustrations featuring fun, accessible scenes of holiday mayhem and spirited cheer. It's THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS as you've never seen it before!Praise for NOT INSIDE THIS HOUSE! (written by Kevin Lewis and illustrated by David Ercolini)"The precisely composed ink drawing, painting, and Photoshop illustrations, which set the tale in the halcyon age when men wore hats and women donned aprons, add an old-fashioned charm and much humor to the story." --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALErcolini "shines in the imagining of megafauna lodged in a suburban house: the elephant falling through the floor into the mother's bathroom; the moose antler-shaped gashes on either side of the boy's bedroom door; the submerged first floor with houseplants afloat." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"The Night Before Christmas" was written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823, under the original title "A Visit From St. Nicholas."
David Ercolini was inspired to illustrate children's books while teaching elementary school art classes. Ercolini is the illustrator of NOT INSIDE THIS HOUSE!, written by Kevin Lewis. He won the Grand Prize at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 2009 Winter Conference. He lives in New York City. Visit him at davidercolini.com.