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Twas The Night Before Christmas: Edited By Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century Kindle Edition

by Santa Claus (Author), Elena Almazova (Illustrator), Vitaly Shvarov (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,229 ratings
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Gold Medal Winner 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Best Holiday Book. 1st place winner for the Global International Best Christian Children's Book. This colorful and bright edition was created for young readers in mind. Attracting global media attention, The BBC, The View, The Colbert Report, New York Post, Huffington Post and many others for what the Kirkus Review calls a legitimate editing of the reference to the pipe and wreath of smoke for the first time in the history of this the most famous poem in the English language. This is the edition that is credited with having Santa stop smoking after 189 years and for taking a small bite out of history. The public health sector, parents, educators and grandparents have applauded and welcomed the addition of this child friendly edition. Winner of 4 IBPA 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards, including first place best cover, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2012 Gold Medal best holiday book, first place at the Global International Ebook Awards best Christian children's title, gold place for the Mom's Choice Awards in 2013. The edition is the first in the poem's 190 history to present Santa Claus as smoke-less. This small yet significant edit captured international media attention including the New York Post, Associated Press, NBC Nightly News, The Colbert Report and The View. The debate over the edit went to the airwaves,including the BBC, and National Public Radio. The book became a *bestseller on Amazon.com in both 2012 and 2013 with hundreds of positive reviews to its credit. Over 1,000 children aged 3-7 were interviewed about smoking and the result was that 98% of them wished no one smoked. This was produced with these children in mind. Positive reviews: Kirkus, Midwest Book Review,Resources Children's Literature Journal.
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  1. Reading age
    2 - 6 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    NP940L
  6. Publisher
    Grafton and Scratch Publishers
  7. Publication date
    August 31, 2012
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  12. ISBN-13
    978-0987902306
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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS-K-An 18th-century Papa narrates how he and the family pets assist Santa setting out Christmas presents for the family. Disney-like, full-color digital artwork lavishly depicts Moore's Christmas scenario from the kids snuggled in their beds to clever details such as Santa's reflection on each Christmas bulb. The book is subtle in its environmental and health-oriented treatment of the classic poem, except for Santa's note on the back flap saying that he has stopped smoking to be healthier and has always worn fake fur to protect animals including the Arctic polar bears. Purposeful, but not overdone.-Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Winner of 4 IBPA 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards,including first place best cover,Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2012 Gold Medal best holiday book, first place at the Global International Ebook Awards best Christian children's title,gold place for the Mom's Choice Awards in 2013. The edition is the first in the poem's 190 history to present Santa Claus as smoke-less. This small yet significant edit captured international media attention including the New York Post, Associated Press, NBC Nightly News, The Colbert Report and The View. The debate over the edit went to the airwaves,including the BBC,and National Public Radio. The book became a *bestseller on Amazon.com in both 2012 and 2013 with hundreds of positive reviews to its credit. Over 1,000 children aged 3-7 were interviewed about smoking and the result was that 98% of them wished no one smoked. This was produced with these children in mind. Positive reviews:Kirkus,Midwest Book Review,Resources Children's Literature Journal --Resources Children's Literature Journal

Winner of three Benjamin Franklin Awards May 29th. 2013 including Gold Medal for best cover for a children's title!

"Twas The Night Before Christmas is the best known poem in the English language. If someone gave us its first line, most of us could recite the second line automatically." --Bruce David Forbes, Author

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0094GEGJ2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grafton and Scratch Publishers; Illustrated edition (August 31, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8463 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,229 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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PoetinCedar
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
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The best illustrations I have seen in a long time. They are supposedly modernized but I thought they still fit this timeless story.
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MaryL
5.0 out of 5 stars Trip down memory lane. Remember having it read to me and then reading to my children too.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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Trip down memory lane. Remember having it read to me and then reading to my children too. Now to the grand children.
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Elan
5.0 out of 5 stars too cute
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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Okay so I dont have kids- but I have a lot of kids I babysit for and family friends with kids and so seeing as this was free and holiday themed I downloaded it. I didn't expect it to be nearly as sweet. Obviously you cant go wrong with a classic Christmas book like this but when I was a kid this story was always boring and dreary and the pictures were always so fancy and didn't really appeal to a child's eye. This one does, from the warm tones and cartoonish illustrations that are kid friendly but not cheesy or stupid looking- I read this to a 3 year old and 7 year old and they both were completely enraptured with it. The 3 year old little girl loving all the cute animals and the 7 year old boy noticing all the little things in the picture you have to look for to see. I definitely recommend this- perfect modern version of this classic tale! :D
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Don Kidwell
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, might be my hardest review to write given other reviewer's unfavorable remarks of this long-time favorite but here goes...
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013
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I found this book for free at time of purchase which I appreciate. I'm already familar with the story, so I was very pleased on opening the book to see the high quality of illustrations (only problem being the entire page doesn't fit on my kindle screen so it is stretched over multiple screens). I note it had been edited but the only thing I thought might have been different was it ending "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas" the first go around, then I checked customer reviews before formulating my own and was surprised at the large number of 1-star reviews and proceeded to leaf thru them. It appears many are upset with regard to Santa's pipe being edited out which never even occurred to me. Passed the book to my wife whom also failed to catch it as well. I'd have a hard time believing any child reading this book for the first time would notice the missing pipe either unless it were mentioned forthright (but I'd also wonder why one would want to emphasize this point anyway?). But if you were to leave anything out, I think I'd much prefer the heading be modified to "Revised or Adapted by the appropriate individual" rather than "Edited By Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century" since it sort of leaves me cold. The bottom line - It should all be about Christmastime (for heaven's sake!) and were I not to have been aware of all the bickering I would have just read this book and enjoyed it for the wonderful art and story (less the fact that it might have been formatted better for my kindle). "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"
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JESSICA
5.0 out of 5 stars Original
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2023
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It was the original story the way I've heard it before. My little ones enjoyed the rhyme. It's a cute story.
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Lil_Mariposa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2022
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This classic story is always a favorite with my children. They love the art work and how colorful each page is.
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Taul Tales
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Adorable
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018
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I chose this rating because I feel it is rare to see such an adorable book illustrated in this amazing way. Illustrations were fantastic and they drew me right into the story. Every once in a while you would find the joy of just looking at those beautiful Illustrations without any type on it at all every now and then as the story goes along. You can't go wrong with this story and when you have a professional artist to create such beautiful and precious drawings or paintings....this is what really made the book.
7 people found this helpful
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Vickey
3.0 out of 5 stars Stars for illustrations only... should say PC version
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023
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If I'd actually paid for this, I'd have been really upset. It's not the original story. They changed "breast" to "crest" and completely removed the two lines about the pipe and smoke. And changed "ere he drove" to "as he drove". It needs to be made clear this is a PC edition and not the original story.
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ZoeS83
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2024
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A lovely book that I love to read to my children several times over the advent and festive period. It has beautiful illustrations and my children love to read it.
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Stina
5.0 out of 5 stars Mysig saga
Reviewed in Sweden on December 27, 2020
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Mysig bok, perfekt godnattsaga innan julafton/juldagen
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Skye Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in Australia on October 28, 2020
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The only place I could find this book for my nan. She reads it to us every year.
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raquel
4.0 out of 5 stars Raquel
Reviewed in Spain on December 19, 2016
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Muy bonito.es muy entrañable para estas fiestas. .a mi niña l ha gustado mucho l historia. En navidad todo es alegría .gracias
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K Whiting
5.0 out of 5 stars A Familiar Tale Beautifully Illustrated
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2014
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A familiar tale that children love. What makes this book stand out is the wonderful illustrations. As the publisher of "The Easter Bunny Saves Christmas" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QLOPD4C I can appreciate the time and care put into producing this book.
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