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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
by
Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author),
Mike Lester
It's December 23, and Christmas is just around the corner. But one family is having trouble getting its act together. Once again, Natasha Wing follows the rhythms and meter of Clement Moore's classic Christmas poem, yet gives it her own entirely original twist.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
September 23rd 2002
by Grosset & Dunlap
(first published September 1st 2002)
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In this very funny riff on the classic poem, the narrator, a clever young girl, comments on the ironic, hectic preparations for a modern American holiday celebration. One of my favorite passages:
Things will get better, I thought, as I crawled into bed.
Maybe visions of sugarplums will dance in my head.
Instead, I lay wondering, gazing up at the moon.
What on earth is a sugarplum? Is it a candy or prune?
Everything is a disaster, as Mom gets the flu, Dad nearly falls off the ladder hanging lights, bu...more
Things will get better, I thought, as I crawled into bed.
Maybe visions of sugarplums will dance in my head.
Instead, I lay wondering, gazing up at the moon.
What on earth is a sugarplum? Is it a candy or prune?
Everything is a disaster, as Mom gets the flu, Dad nearly falls off the ladder hanging lights, bu...more
Some kids mom wasn't feeling good and they went to get a tree. She had to throw up. The cookies burned and her Mom needed a big nap but she couldn't get one because she had to do stuff around the house and the dad had to work selling trees for Christmas. They went to see Santa Claus and their stockings got ripped so the girl put up real socks instead of stockings so the toys wouldn't fall out. They read the big girl's favorite story and it started out "Twas the night before Christmas..."
A funny story for children that is a good book to read around the holiday season. It follows an average family getting ready for Christmas and a series of unfortunate events (not referring to Lemony Snicket) occurs, like mom getting sick and stockings having holes inside them. It's a funny book for adults and kids and currently with 4 days until Christmas, it's a perfect time to read this.
A fun book! When I read this to the children I nanny they really enjoyed the rhythm and rhyming. The book does not offer much for diversity but is light and enjoyable, as well as a creative alternative to the original "Night Before Christmas". This book reflects the life most families lead in the days coming to Christmas presently. This again is probably not a book I would use in a class lesson, but would make it available for students to read.
I'm surprised at myself for giving this 4 stars. You have to sometimes try to make the meter work. However, I did think it was funny, and great that the story reflects what happens when we focus on the "wrong" things at Christmas time (in my opinion), even if those things could (and are originally meant) to enhance our celebrations.
This was a great book about christmas and what it really means. Everything is going wrong, they get a wimpy tree, their mom is sick, the cookies get burned, last minute shopping...but in the end the little girl realizes what christmas is all about, family. It's a cute little story.
This book has many examples of rhyming words. It has a good view of what the true meaning of Christmas is. This book would probably be a better book to read at home rather than to a class since it is not culturally appropriate for everyone.
This is a cute read the first time through. Mainly because of the novelty of the idea. It would make a great book from the library. Or maybe better, to read at the library, before you leave. Not as good the second time through.
Written in the same way as the classic The Night Before Christmas, kids who are familiar with that story will no doubt love this one with a funny modern twist. This is part of series of other holiday books by the author.
Fun take on the well know poem. My kids like the pictures and say it is just like us. The favorite part is when the kid is in bed as it says "What on earth is a sugarplum? Is it a candy or a prune?"
This was a pleasure to read out loud to the kids. It is funny and moms will totally relate. I also appreciated the nice message about the true meaning of Christmas at the end.
This is a cute parody book to The Night Before Christmas story. It would be a fun book for younger grades to do sequencing activities with during the holidays.
This is such a cute story about how love and Christmas go hand-in-hand. My sixth graders loved it as a read aloud.
Nov 25, 2012
Liz Livingston
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An understanding friend of mine gave us this funny book! Parents will really enjoy it even more than the children.
A cute story with a big reminder that love and family are really the important part Christmas, not the gifts.
A cute book with nice references to Clement Moore's ogirinal tale.
Cute story that emphasizes what is most important at Christmas time.
Cute family read. It's part of our annual tradition.
This entire series is cute and fun for children!
A cute take on the classic poem.
This book is very funny!
This book is so so so funny.
Kids love this book!
Adorable Christmas book!!
This book was just too cute.
Really Cute!
Cute!
I love all of her "Night Before" books, but this one is my favorite. It parallels the famous Clement Clarke Moore story. Our family reads it the night of the 23rd of each December of course! Rhyming text.
I got more out of this one than my kids! It is a perfect description of how some years feel.
This is a great spin on an old classic- very cute, my kids love it!
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Why am I a writer? When I was a young girl, I wanted to be a teacher. I’d line up my stuffed animals in front of a board and teach them the alphabet and how to count. In high school I wanted to be a tennis player. I was on the tennis team, and played at our neighborhood tennis club. Then in college I thought digging dinosaur bones would be a cool job. Or working at a big time advertising agency. I...more
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