'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Moore, Clement C.; Wallace, D.

ISBN 10 : 1535445378 ISBN 13 : 9781535445375

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935) Smith was born in Philadelphia on September 6th and died May 3rd in her sixteen room home named Cogshill. At the age of sixteen Smith moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she trained and became a teacher in 1883 but the physical demands became too much for her. Joining her cousin at school, she discovered her talent for art. While still at school at the Pennsylvania Academy her Three Little Maidens All in a Row was published. During her career, she worked with other famous people and magazines such as Howard Pyle, Collier’s, Good Housekeeping, and Harper’s. Her work has been displayed in the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Library of Congress and others. With so many portraits and articles she preferred the illustrations of books and their cover suited her best. But, her money was made, in so many ways in her productive years, working on advertisements of Ivory soap and Kodak. She is another whose artistic style exhibited the influence of "Japanesque". Illustrations by Walter Crane are also presenting this pattern at times. Smith held the longest running covers on Good Housekeeping that lasted from December of 1917 to April of 1933. During her career, she wrote in an article "A child will always look directly at anyone who is telling a story; so while I paint I tell tales marvelous to hear." She did not choose to travel, but did agree on a tour of Europe in 1933 but this was her last tour. Smith died at the age of 71in 1935. A year later a memorial of her works was displayed at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Quatrième de couverture :

Readers young and old are invited into the enchanting world of Mary Engelbreit in this sparkling edition of Clement C. Moore's classic poem. It is the night before Christmas, in a house so cozy and colorful, so filled with expectation, so dusted with Christmas magic that only this beloved illustrator could have created it. Shhh. A mouse is asleep in its snug den and children are dreaming as sugarplum fairies flutter around their bed. Then there's the jingle of bells. . . .

For this merry celebration of Christmas, Mary Engelbreit has filled every page with bewitching details, rich color, and memorable characters. These include a bevy of mischievous elves, an adorable mouse, and a lovable, bespectacled Santa. The images in Mary's joyous vision will bring discovery and delight to generations of readers.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1535445378
• ISBN 13: 9781535445375
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 42
• Illustrateur: Smith Jessie Wilcox