The Night Before Christmas: A Brick Story

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Marc Notes: Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with his bundle of toys and his eight trusty reindeer, and watch as he magically slides down the chimney to bring presents to the good little girls and boys before shouting, Now dash away, dash away, dash away all! This treasured Christmas poem in brick will quickly become the highlight of your holiday storybooks and a great new tradition for the whole family!--; Provided by publisher.; Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Clement C. Moore was a professor at the New York City General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He is most well known for his poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which helped establish the character of Santa Claus. He died in 1863. Amanda Brack is a freelance illustrator who loves dogs of all shapes and sizes, old horror movies, and homemade smoothies. She spent most of her childhood with her brothers constructing expansive LEGO towns and fighting over the best bricks. She graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and is currently living near Boston, Massachusetts."Publisher Marketing: Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore s cherished poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore s original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with his bundle of toys and his eight trusty reindeer, and watch as he magically slides down the chimney to bring presents to the good little girls and boys before shouting, Now dash away, dash away, dash away all! This treasured Christmas poem in brick will quickly become the highlight of your holiday storybooks and a great new tradition for the whole family!" Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Moore, Clement Clarke Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 - July 10, 1863) was a writer and professor and is credited with writing "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for his children. Originally published anonymously on December 23rd, 1823, the poem that would come to be known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," was responsible for the creation of the Santa Claus myth as it is known in the United States and much ofthe English-speaking world.