Twas The Night Before Christmas - Hardcover

Annonymous; Tavares Matt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763615854 ISBN 13: 9780763615857

Verlag: Walker Books Ltd, 2002

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Reseña del editor:

"It may be hard to believe, but there was once a time when Santa Claus only needed three or four elves to run his workshop. His annual Christmas Eve journey was mush shorter back then too, as most children outside of Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. But then, in 1823, everything changed. In December of that year, The Troy Sentinel, a newspaper in upstate New York, printed an anonymous poem entitled "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas." This was the first time many children in America had heard of Santa Claus. Naturally, they wondered what might happen if they hung their stockings by the chimney, just like the children in the poem. On Christmas Eve of that year, many tried it. Sure enough, when those children awoke on Christmas morning, they were greeted by the sweet smells of sugarplums and the thrill of new, handcarved toys. News of this incredible phenomenon spread quickly. Soon the poem was reprinted all over the world, and Santa Claus has been a very busy man ever since."

Biografía del autor:

Matt Tavares is a graduate of Bates College in Maine and the author-illustrator of Zachary's Ball. He says of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, "As a child, I would lie quietly in bed on Christmas Eve, unable to sleep, listening carefully for any sign that Santa Claus and his reindeer might be on the roof. There were times when I was sure I heard sleigh bells. But I never experienced the thrill of actually seeing him come down the chimney. Maybe someday..." Matt Tavares lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Walker Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0763615854
• ISBN 13: 9780763615857
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32