Christmas Books For Your Family
I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.
Charles Dickens
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…
Reading this poem by Clement Moore at Christmas time is a Christmas tradition in our home. Jan Brett’s book is one of my favorite versions of this classic because of the lovely illustrations. Down below are 5 other surprising versions of this beloved classic.
Children enjoy hearing the same story told in a new way. It is fun. Enjoy exploring different versions of this beloved Christmas classic.
1. ‘Twas the Night B’Fore Christmas: An African-American Version by Melodye Benson Rosales
2. Night Before Christmas-In Texas, That Is (The Night Before Christmas Series) by Leon Harris and Meg Wohlberg
3. Night Before Christmas in Florida, The (Night Before Christmas (Gibbs
By Rochelle Lynn Holt and Shauna Mooney Kawasaki
4. Teachers’ Night Before Christmas, The (The Night Before Christmas Series)
by Steven Layne and James Ric
5. Firefighter’s Night Before Christmas (The Night Before Christmas Series)
by Kimbra Cutlip and James Rice
It is also fun to have a family or class writing activity after reading these creating your own version of this poem.
♥Pamela
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Photo Credit: amazon.com
All book links take you to amazon.com- I am not affiliated at the time of this post. I included the link so you can get to the books quickly. Additionally, there are many more versions of this beloved classic that you will see when you click on the link. They are so fun to read. 🙂
Jan Brett’s books are almost always a hit at our home. Her Christmas books are especially nice to read with all the beautiful artwork. Thanks for sharing your blog post this week at KidLitBlogHop!
-Reshama @ Stackingbooks
Reshama, Yes, her books are great. I just love her illustrations. I also like her book- The Mitten. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Hi Pamela
Thanks for sharing this post. I absolutely had no idea that there were different versions of this classic. That line – T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…- just gets one right in the Christmas mood.
All the best
David
David, Thanks for taking the time to comment. Yes, surprisingly, there is a whole series built around this classic. There are other professions such as a nurse, and there are more states and countries. 🙂 I am a traditionalist; thus, I still like the original classic, but kids love the others. 🙂
Pamela –
Wow, I never thought to look for all of the different versions of this story/poem. I adore that you encourage others to write their own version of the poem. Another fab post. Thanks for sharing on the #KidLitBlogHop!
Have a super day.
Christine M. (Cool Mom)- Thank you for taking the time to comment. Yes, it is fun for children & adults to create their own version of this classic. We did our annual Christmas letter like that one year. 🙂 Your friends are truly paw-some. 🙂 Have to have “met” you.
I never realized how many versions of this poem there are, but it totally makes sense! If I were an artist, I’d want to illustrate it! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday!
Tina
Hi Tina. It is amazing,huh? Some of them are really fun to read. I’m with you, I’m not an artist that draws. I draw stick figures. 🙂 However, you are an artist, because you write. Writing is an art. 🙂