Winners of coveted Moonbeam, Nautilus, Purple Dragonfly, International Latino Book, and Italy’s “Salva la tua lingua locale” awards. Story Monsters Approved! Readers’ Favorite five-star rated!
Original English:
'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse.
Spanish translation (one of 19 available languages):
Era la víspera de Navidad
y todo estaba calladito,
nada se movía
ni siquiera un ratoncito.
There’s a lot more stirring in this house than a mouse…
For the first time, the holiday classic, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, comes to life in an award-winning series of bilingual enhanced ebooks! A delightful reincarnation with audio narration, highlighting read-along text to build literacy skills, and playful animation throughout celebrates the poem’s 200th anniversary! Nestled snug in their beds, kids and families will rediscover the beloved story of Santa’s magical flight!
Available in 20 languages to enchant a new generation of world citizens! Circle the globe, enjoying Santa’s story in your choice of English with Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian (Milanese, Neapolitan, Salentino, and Sicilian dialects), Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Did you know that these cherished verses, first published by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823, introduced the iconic image of a big-bellied Santa coming down the chimney? In the modern world, everyone knows Santa arrives on the rooftop with the clatter of eight tiny reindeer, but did anyone realize that, 200 short years ago, it was this very poem that told us!?! How lucky we are to share Santa’s magic!
Enhanced ebooks include:
● Original ’Twas the Night Before Christmas story in English
● Translations by native speakers into 19 languages
● Narration with story’s magical rhymes and rhythms
● Words that light up as they are spoken to help early readers
● New illustrations for the story’s 200th anniversary
● Playful animation!
● Brand new, loveable mouse character!
● Holiday soundtrack
A holiday celebration essential, this unique series makes perfect stocking stuffers for the young readers in your life! Let them listen to the story over and over again!
AVAILABLE IN BILINGUAL PAPERBACK, EBOOK & ENHANCED BOOK SERIES!
We are delighted that this book series has been recognized by Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, International Latino Book Award, Italy’s “Salva la tua lingua locale” award (for translations into Italian dialects), Nautilus Book Award, Purple Dragonfly Award, and is Story Monsters Approved! A five-star review from Readers’ Favorite, too!
Visit Christmas200.com to go behind the scenes and see how this unique bilingual series was created by a team of over 80 translators, narrators, and illustrators from around the world!
