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The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
(Scallywag Press)– hardback
The Night Before Christmas
£12.99
There are few families where some lines of The Night Before Christmas are not thought of or recited it at some point over the festive period.
Yet did you know that it was written by Clement C. Moore, a New York Professor of Divinity and Greek Literature? Furthermore, that it was first submitted anonymously, before the author acknowledged his penmanship a year later, in 1823.
While The Night Before Christmas was published in a variety of forms over the years, it was a 1954 edition by Swiss born writer and illustrator Roger Duvoisin that became the definitive publication.
Scallywag Press presents this edition of The Night Before Christmas anew. Its chimney shape, primary colours and loving recreation of the major characters and setting, summon up this Christmas tingling narrative perfectly.
The Night Before Christmas is the perfect gift for readers of all ages. This is a book to read, recite, know, love and treasure.
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