'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Publisher Description
When Father Mouse is awakened on Christmas Eve by a clatter outside his window, he catches a glimpse of the one and only Santa Claus! Father Mouse can hardly believe his eyes as he watches St. Nick come down the chimney with a pack full of toys. In this amusing twist on the classic poem by Clement C. Moore, Daniel Kirk reimagines the story from a fresh perspective—and readers of Kirk’s Library Mouse series may discover a familiar friend, too!
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Fans of Kirk's Library Mouse series will welcome his fresh take on this poem, since it's set as readers will gradually notice at a human house that's also home to Sam the mouse and his family. Kirk gives Moore's verse some tactical tweaks: "Not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse," he writes as Sam's father, perched atop a Christmas tree ornament, spies a lumberjack-like Santa filling stockings. Kirk's author's note explains that he made additional minor edits, including omitting Santa's pipe smoking, to update the text and "make it more of a mouse's tale." Kids can spot clues to Sam's identity, including his personalized stocking (stuffed with a diary) and a gift tag attached to his familiar acorn-top cap. Kirk's digitally colored ink drawings are characteristically bold and charming in a lovely addition to the library of "Night Before" adaptations. Ages 4 8.
