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25 Days – Book 22: The Night Before Christmas (Knight)

Can you believe I am back with yet another “The Night Before Christmas” books? And even more incredible, I promise this is not the last in our countdown, for what would Christmas Eve be without a “The Night Before Christmas” book? But this year I just had too many I admired that I had to include them all. I’ve made a tag so you can see all my favorite illustrated versions of Clement C. Moore’s famous poem over all my yearly countdowns. Tonight, let’s finish the Christmas Nutshell Library collection with The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, pictures by Hilary Knight, 1963.

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December 22, 2014April 18, 2020

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25 Days – Book 21: A Christmas Stocking Story

A third book in the Christmas Nutshell Library is the perfect little tale for our Christmas picture book countdown. A story of sweet animal friends who have a Santa-stocking mix up on Christmas Eve. Take a peek at A Christmas Stocking Story by Hilary Knight, 1963.

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December 21, 2014April 18, 2020

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25 Days – Book 20: Angles & Berries & Candy Canes

Day 20 of this Advent picture book countdown, let’s look at another of the Christmas Nutshell Library. A sweet, wordless alphabet book, this is Angels & Berries & Candy Canes by Hilary Knight, 1963.

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December 21, 2014April 18, 2020

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25 Days – Book 19: A Firefly in a Fir Tree

Christmas is coming so quickly. Last minute prep is under way before travel sets in. It is an exciting and hectic time, perfect for brief interludes with sweet little books. With a big emphasis on the little books, I plan to highlight four books in a tiny series over the next four days of our Advent countdown.

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December 19, 2014April 18, 2020

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25 Days – Book 18: Father Christmas

Can you believe Christmas is one week away? I am equally excited and terrified as I have so much left to do! How does it always sneak up so fast? I can fully understand the Scrooge mentality sometimes as things just tend to get out of control crazy around the holiday. Perhaps it was these kind of thoughts that inspired the creation of this humorous look at the man in the red suit who has just had it with the whole mess. For our eighteenth book in this countdown, I bring a picture book in cartoon strip style and a brilliantly UK origin. Here is Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs, 1973.

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December 18, 2014April 18, 2020

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25 Days – Book 17: Stick Man

Oh so late tonight! But here nonetheless with a humorous book for our Christmas book journey. This is a read-aloud book for sure with lots of repetitive phrases for great participation. From the duo that made The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, here is Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, 2008.

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December 17, 2014April 18, 2020

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