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The Night Before Christmas | December 23, 2011

by Clement Clarke Moore illustrated by Jan Brett (Penguin, Oct. 1998)

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Jan Brett’s Christmas books are a staple of my past, present, and future holiday seasons. Whether she is crafting an incorrigible gingerbread baby who romps through an idyllic snow-covered village, creating a mitten that can hold all the creatures of the forest, or bringing to light the intricacies of hitching (quite sensitive) reindeer to Santa’s sleigh, Jan Brett’s picture books embody the Christmas spirit for me. In particular, I’ve always delighted in watching the plot further develop in the frames of her art, subtly hinting at what is to come. So let’s raise a glass of eggnog to Jan Brett and while we’re at it, pore over her timeless edition of The Night Before Christmas.


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