{"product_id":"the-night-before-christmas-9781604334388","title":"The Night Before Christmas","description":"Here is the wonderful \u003cb\u003enew\u003c\/b\u003e version of the classic poem every family should own  This edition of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis lavishly illustrated by renowned, \u003cb\u003eNew York Times #1 Bestselling\u003c\/b\u003e artist Charles Santore, the critically-acclaimed illustrator of multiple classic tales, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Snow White and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a board book edition of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published anonymously in a New York Newspaper called the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823, under the title \"A Visit from St. Nicholas.\" Clement Clark Moore has long been credited as the author of this beloved yuletide poem, but literary scholar Don Foster now believes that the true writer was in fact a poet of Dutch heritage named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston had passed away by the time Moore claimed authorship of the poem years later. In 1844, Moore published \"A Visit from St. Nicholas\" in an anthology of his own poetry, but Livingston's family has always insisted that Moore is not the true author. However, even if Livingston's family had never spoken up, Moore's authorship rings a bit false. The structure of the poem is very different from anything else Moore had written, but the style and imagery do match Livingston's writing. Most compelling of all are the Dutch references in the poem, including several reindeer names, such as \"Donder\" (meaning \"thunder\") and \"Blixem\" (meaning \"lightning\"). These names were anglicized in later editions to the now-famous \"Donner,\" and \"Blitzen.\" As a nod to Livingston's claim on the poem, we have left the original Dutch name \"Donder\" in our edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Applesauce Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604334388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 7.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e45419 \/ Night Before Christmas\/'twas the Night Before Christmas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Santore, Clement Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661566177436,"sku":"9781604334388","price":7.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c510f8b6-c894-4912-a48c-d3e0f38bcd83.jpg?v=1603899744","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-night-before-christmas-9781604334388","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}