Two children, a brother and sister are unsure whether Santa Claus exists, but were told by their parents that they must go to sleep in order for him to come. They are awakened by a light and are drawn into their living room, thinking that Santa Claus is there. Instead, they find a bearded old man and their parents having a conversation. They soon learn that this individual is Saint Nicholas, the true inspiration for Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas takes them on a journey to help them understand why gifts are given at Christmas and that the ultimate gift is Jesus.
Delightful illustrations accompany this version of the beloved children's classic Amid the many celebrations last Christmas Eve, in various places by different persons, there was one, in New York City, not like any other anywhere.
Relates in verse the activities of the bearded old man who spends one night a year landing on rooftops and sliding down chimneys.
This unique edition of the famed Christmas poem, features the original engravings, from 1849, by T.C. Boyd. This American classic is a great gift for the Christmas season as well as for collectors of traditional American literature.
With gorgeous monochrome illustrations by Matt Tavares that are meticulously true to pre-Victorian times, this reissue of the holiday favorite 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas honors the poem's ...
"T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse." This timeless poem is so well known to children and so often...
The Original Story Behind the Santa Claus Myth (Christmas Classic) Clement Moore. book of poems for them. One year he wrote this poem, which we usually call “'Twas the Night before Christmas,” to give to his children for a Christmas ...
It was not until 1837, in The New-York Book of Poetry (edited by Charles Fenno Hoffmann), that the poem was first attributed in print to Moore. Moore claimed authorship by including it in his Poems, an 1844 anthology of his works.
It was even made into "Braille"; which is the raised printing that blind children read with their fingers. But never has it been given to us in so attractive a form as in this book.
A Visit from St. Nicholas, Or, The Night Before Christmas
Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.