LITERATURE
Moore, Clement Clarke

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Christopher Wormell. Wormell's signature prints illustrate Moore's poem. Each individual piece is dramatic and beautiful; some, such as Papa peering out of the window with shadows of reindeer seen on the clapboard house, use dynamic perspectives. As a whole, however, the book feels somewhat static and repetitive, especially when Santa comes on the scene.

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