The Nights Before Christmas

Overview

A gorgeous Christmas book filled with classic festive favorites, from traditional carols to excerpts from classic novels

This lavishly produced hardback book is the perfect keepsake gift to treasure. Fully illustrated in color throughout by acclaimed illustrator Tony Ross, The Nights Before Christmas has 24 classic festive tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems ('A Visit from St. Nicholas') and carols ('Good King Wenceslas'), together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. This is the ultimate gift for Christmas.

Reviews

"A book to buy now and read through Advent, to build up anticipation. Superbly chosen anthology. Tony Ross's illustrations are comic and festive." - - Culture Sunday Times Christmas Children's Books

"Perfect for bedtime reading-aloud. Lively, lovely illustrations." - - Independent on Sunday Year's Best Reads

"What unifies all the stories are Ross's distinctive illustrations, which convey joy, sorrow, menace and mischief on every page." - - Daily Mail Christmas Books 2014

"Beautifully presented collection of seasonal classics." - - Irish Times Christmas stories

"Illustrated by Tony Ross with characteristic freshness and verve. A lovely way to count down to Christmas day." - - Books for Keeps, Best Books for Christmas

Author Biography

Tony Ross is the author and illustrator of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Centipede's 100 Shoes, I Don't Want to Go to Bed!, Three Little Kittens and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes, and Wash Your Hands! He has received numerous awards, including the German Children's Book Prize and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize, and has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal.