Most Popular Books by Clement Clarke Moore

The well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

Bring the classic Twas the night Before Christmas festive poem by Clement Clarke Moore to life with this sturdy five-button sound book from Ladybird. Read the full Twas the Night Before Christmas verses and press five different noisy sound effects to add to the tale, from the clattering of the reindeer and Santa sliding down the chimney to sleigh bells and a jolly Santa chuckle. This is a classic Christmas book to share together during the festive season and enjoy year after year.

A well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

A mid the many celebrations last Christmas Eve, in various places by different persons, there was one, in New York City, not like any other anywhere. A company of men, women, and children went together just after the evening service in their church, and, standing around the tomb of the author of "A Visit from St. Nicholas," recited together the words of the poem which we all know so well and love so dearly.

"T''was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse." This timeless poem is so well known to children and so often recited by adults it is virtually a part of our common heritage. Written on Christmas Eve in 1822-in a horse-drawn sleigh with jingling bells according to legend-it evokes the excitement and good cheer of Christmas Eve like no other work of American literature. Paired with Thomas Nast''s drawings of St. Nicholas, from which we derive the classic image of Santa Claus, this lovely edition may well become the quintessential American Christmas book for children of all ages.

There are many versions of this classic Christmas poem - this one is the best. This edition includes the original illustrations of influential pioneer Ethel Hays, whose rendition of Santa has defined tradition. A table-length pullout of Saint Nick, sleigh, and reindeer makes this book a perfect Christmas tradition-starter and keepsake.

A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

Paintings by Grandma Moses illustrate the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

First published anonymously in a New York Newspaper called the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823, under the title "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Clement Clark Moore has long been credited as the author of this beloved yuletide poem, but literary scholar Don Foster now believes that the true writer was in fact a poet of Dutch heritage named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston had passed away by the time Moore claimed authorship of the poem years later. In 1844, Moore published "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in an anthology of his own poetry, but Livingston''s family has always insisted that Moore is not the true author. However, even if Livingston''s family had never spoken up, Moore''s authorship rings a bit false

An illustrated edition of a perennial Christmas favorite.

First published anonymously in a New York Newspaper called the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823, under the title "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Clement Clark Moore has long been credited as the author of this beloved yuletide poem, but literary scholar Don Foster now believes that the true writer was in fact a poet of Dutch heritage named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston had passed away by the time Moore claimed authorship of the poem years later. In 1844, Moore published "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in an anthology of his own poetry, but Livingston''s family has always insisted that Moore is not the true author. However, even if Livingston''s family had never spoken up, Moore''s authorship rings a bit false