A Creature Was Stirring: One Boy's Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, and in this great house the creature who stirred was a boy, not a mouse.

And while upstairs his parents were dreaming and snoring, with Santa so close, sleep seemed pretty boring.

Esteemed New Yorker cover artist Carter Goodrich retells the story of 'Twas the night before Christmas from the child's point of view.

With Clement Clarke Moore's classic poem one one side of every page, and a child's comedic rhyming on the other, this magical book about seeing and dreaming of Santa Claus will inspire readers of all ages to believe.

Against a luminous backdrop of midnight and silver, memories of Christmases past and present converge in a modern classic born in the tradition of The Polar Express.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/03/2006
ISBN: 9780689863998
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 11.48h x 9.78w x 0.32d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/25/2006 pg. 69
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 99
Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2006 pg. 1129
Booklist 11/15/2006 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 38 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 112092 / Creature Was Stirring
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5