The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

by TonyMitton (Author), Layn Marlow (Illustrator)

  • New

    Board book 2010

    $6.52
Synopsis

Young children will love to join in the excitement of waiting for Santa to visit on Christmas Eve, as seen through the eyes of two little mice. With lively rhyming text from an award-winning author, and heartwarming illustrations from a strong new talent, this wonderfully cosy and festive board book is destined to be a seasonal classic and would make the perfect stocking filler!

$6.52

Save:$1.24 (16%)

Quantity

Temporarily out of stock

More Information

Format: Board book
 Pages: 26
 Publisher: Orchard
Published: 07 Oct 2010
ISBN 10: 140830922X
ISBN 13: 9781408309223
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
 Book Overview: A charming contemporary version of the classic Christmas poem by Clement Moore.

Media Reviews
A charming feel-good read with animated illustrations. * Junior *
A delightfully written poem about two mischievous mice. * Nursery Education Plus *
Cute illustrations... will certainly appeal to young children. * Sunday Express *
Through the eyes and voices of two little mice we share in the excitement of Christmas preparations and a visit from Santa. * Writing Magazine *
Author Bio
Highly-respected poet Tony Mitton has written many titles for children, including the picture books illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees: Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus!, Down by the Cool of the Pool, Spookyrumpus (winner of the Sheffield Book Prize, the Dundee Book Award and the Portsmouth Book Award) and Jolly Olly Octopus among many others. In 2014 Tony won the prestigious CLPE Poetry Award for his retelling of Wayland. Tony spends his time writing, giving poetry performances and visiting primary schools. Tony lives in Cambridge. Layn studied BA History of Art at Reading University, then worked in libraries and lived in Belgium for three years with her husband and their two young children. When the family moved back to the UK, Layn enrolled at her local university, Southampton Solent, and gained a first class degree in Illustration. She has been writing and illustrating picture books ever since. Layn is particularly inspired by the natural world, so daily walks with her little dog Rufus are essential. As a child, Layn loved drawing and adored illustrations by EH Shepherd and David McKee. She has always enjoyed making things too, so school, library and festival visits now provide the perfect excuse for her to mess about making props. She particularly likes to do a bit of knitting, when she's not practising karate. Layn's titles have sold over a million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 20 different languages. A Very Strange Creature was short-listed for the Red House Book Award and Hurry up and Slow down won the Never too Young Coventry Inspirations Book Award in 2010. Books Written by Layn Marlow and illustrated by Joelle Dreidemy: THE WITCH WITH A TWITCH Little Tiger Press Written and illustrated by Layn Marlow: HURRY UP AND SLOW DOWN Oxford University Press YOU MAKE ME SMILE Oxford University Press (winter 2013) Written by Amber Stewart and illustrated by Layn Marlow: HOW MANY SLEEPS? Oxford University Press I LOVE MY CLOTH Oxford University Press LITTLE BY LITTLE Oxford University Press JUST LIKE TONIGHT Oxford University Press PUDDLE'S BIG STEP Oxford University Press BRAMBLE THE BRAVE Oxford University Press TOO SMALL FOR MY BIG BED Oxford University Press (spring 2013) Written by Ann Bonwill and illustrated by Layn Marlow: BUG AND BEAR Oxford University Press