Another Night Before Christmas [Hardcover]

'A festive favourite is beautifully updated ... With wonderful illustrations, this has all the makings of a contemporary classic ... A delightful little gift book ... It's a delightful addition to any festive collection of books and reads as if the poet enjoyed her challenge ... Magical.' -- Bookseller 20050715 'A charming update of Clement Clarke Moore's classic seasonal poem' -- Time Out 20051204 'A good read for winter nights' -- FQ (Father's Quarterly), Richard Mead 20051101 'This beautifully illustrated story by one of Britain's best loved poets is the perfect book for Christmas ... An ideal family gift' -- Publishing News 20051101 'The story is fun and pacy and Marc Boutavant's illustrations are full of vibrant humour' -- Junior 20051101 'Together, Carol Ann's poems and Marc Boutavant's delightful illustrations make Another Night Before Christmas "a light-hearted joy, and, like all good poetry books, the enjoyment increases each time you read it - which will doubtless be many.' -- The Lady 20051101 'Brilliant ... Full of humour and goodwill, this captures all that is magical about Christmas Eve' -- Carousel 20051101 'Exquisitely enjoyable ... Duffy's genius and wit make it a must-have' -- The Times 20051015 'Duffy's language, as ever, has endless energy and verve' -- Independent on Sunday, Nicola Smyth 20051204 'A delightful little gift book' -- Herald 20051203 'Take this book in your bag and read it to yourself, to your kids, to the people on the bus. Marc Boutavant's pictures are funny and moving, and the magic of a poem is that any time you give it will be doubly returned.' -- Jeanette Winterson, The Guardian 20051203 'A magical reworking of the classic poem ... This is a great stocking filler that will become a family favourite' -- Sunday Express, Michelle Stanistreet 20051204 'This new version of one of Britain's best love poets is beautifully illustated and full of warmth and wit.'The Sun -- The Sun 20051204 'This new version of the original is full of wit and warmth. The pictures are by one of the most talented illustrators of the moment and this edition is destined to become a classic in its own right.' -- The Good Book Guide 20051204 'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar' -- Guardian 20051204 'Carol Ann Duffy is considered a top poet. But she deserves better. She deserves to outsell most of the novelists on your shelf' -- Observer 20051204 'Brilliantly inventive' -- Sunday Telegraph 20051204 'Carol Ann Duffy has discovered a readership for poetry far beyond the core of devotees who normally sustain it' -- Sunday Times 20051204 'At once accessible and brilliantly idiosyncratic and subtle' -- Observer 20051204 'Poetry, like love, depends on a kind of recognition. So often with Duffy does the reader say, 'Yes, that's it exactly', that she could well become the representative poet of the present day' -- Sunday Times 20051204 'Carol Ann Duffy is considered a top poet. But she deserves better. She deserves to outsell most of the novelists on your shelf...Non-poetry readers should read Duffy; non-readers should read her. But, most of all, novelists should read her. If she frightens enough of them into non-production, she'll sell in the quantites she deserves' -- Observer 20051204 'Duffy's poetics are flawless - she never misses a beat, her pace is exhilarating, and her language is original and exciting' -- Scotsman 20051204 Praise for 'New Selected Poems 1984-2004' 'Carol Ann Duffy seems at the peak of a thoroughly assured reputation' -- Sunday Telegraph 20051204 'This week's must-read book' -- The Daily Telegraph 20051204 'Duffy's poetics are flawless - she never misses a beat, her pace is exhilarating, and her language is original and exciting ... Duffy's splendid updating of Clement Moore's famous Victorian poem ... remains true to the spirit of the original ... Marc Boutavant's atmospheric 1950s-style illustrations positively glow with Christmas cheer' -- The Scotsman 20051204 'A delightful reworking of the 1822 Clement Moore original ... with charming illustrations from Frenchman Marc Boutavant. This one of those rare wee gems from a much-loved poet' -- The Glasgow Herald 20051204

On the night before Christmas, a child in a house,as the whole family slept, behaved just like a mouse, and crept on soft toes down red-carpeted stairs.Her hand held the paw of her favourite bear...In 1822 Clement Moore wrote a poem about Christmas for his children. 'The Night Before Christmas' soon became a Christmas classic.Now one of Britiain's best-loved poets has rewritten the poem for the twenty-first century. This new version is full of Carol Ann Duffy's characteristic wit and warmth. Illustrated by one of the most exciting illustrators of the moment, this edition is destined to become a classic in its own right.