The Night Before Christmas

ISBN-13: 9781803380520 / Angielski / Inna / 2022

Clement C. Moore

Opis

The scene is set for a magical Christmas Eve and one of the best-loved Christmas stories of all time. This beautiful picture book is stunningly illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen award-winning artist, Robert Ingpen.

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...' This picture book edition brings together the classic verse with illustrations by Robert Ingpen that capture the magic of Christmas.

O autorze

Clement C. Moore (1779-1863) was one of New York's wealthiest and most educated men, and a respected academic. But he also loved to write stories and poems for his nine children, and is best known for the poem he read to them in 1822, which began with the immortal words, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, he has designed, illustrated and written over 100 books. Robert lives and works in Anglesea, near his home town of Geelong, Australia.