The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
(Night Before)

Author

Natasha Wing

Illustrator

Mike Lester

Publication Date

September 23, 2002

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Night Before)

Paperback

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Description

It's December 23, and Christmas is just around the corner. But one family is having trouble getting its act together. Once again, Natasha Wing follows the rhythms and meter of Clement Moore's classic Christmas poem, yet gives it her own entirely original twist.

Publication date

September 23, 2002

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780448428727

Lexile Measure

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Series

Night Before

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Stories in rhyme
Christmas

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-In this contemporary send-up of Clement C. Moore's poem, a family overwhelmed by holiday preparations comes to realize that "Christmas is about love./And we have quite enough." Energetic, exaggerated cartoon illustrations accompany the lengthy, unevenly rhymed text, which scans awkwardly and does not easily lend itself to sharing aloud. Readers searching for the true meaning of Christmas will want to look elsewhere.-S. P. Copyright 2002 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Natasha Wing

Natasha Wing has written many fiction and nonfiction picture books, including the Night Before series. She lives in Colorado. www.natashawing.com

Alexandra Boiger grew up in Germany and has illustrated many books, including the popular picture books about the ballerina Tallulah. She lives in California. www.alexandraboiger.com

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