Sailor's Night Before Christmas (Night Before Christmas Series) - Hardcover

Cutlip, Kimbra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565543955 ISBN 13: 9781565543959

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co, 1999

Synopsis

A weary first mate is just beginning his night's watch when he is suddenly surprised by ol' Cap'n Claus.

About this title

About the Author:

Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas (R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston (R)'s adventures in Gaston (R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston (R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston (R) back for one more adventure! When not working as an associate editor of Weatherwise magazine, author Kimbra Cutlip lives with her husband and daughter aboard their sailboat in Maryland. When young friends visited her boat and asked,

Synopsis:

In this parody of the famous poem by Clement C. Moore, Santa Claus is a salty sailor who pays a visit to those on board a ship in Fisherman's Bay on Christmas Eve.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1565543955
• ISBN 13: 9781565543959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rice James