A Creature Was Stirring
A Creature Was Stirring

A Creature Was Stirring

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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
20
Words per page
~491L
Lexile measure
Oct 3, 2006
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in this great house the creature who stirred was a boy, not a mouse. And while upstairs his parents were dreaming and snoring, with Santa so close, sleep seemed pretty boring. Esteemed New Yorker cover artist Carter Goodrich retells the story of ‘Twas the night before Christmas from the child’s point of view. With Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem one one side of every page, and a child’s comedic rhyming on the other, this magical book about seeing and dreaming of Santa Claus will inspire readers of all ages to believe. Against a luminous backdrop of midnight and silver, memories of Christmases past and present converge in a modern classic born in the tradition of The Polar Express.

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    Author & Illustrator
    Carter Goodrich

    Carter Goodrich has illustrated sixteen New Yorker covers and was the lead character designer for Brave, Ratatouille (for which he won the International Animated Film Society’s Annie Award for character design), and Despicable Me. He has designed characters for many other beloved animated films, including Finding Nemo; Monsters, Inc; and Open Season. Of the films he has worked on, four have gone on to win Academy Awards. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, he has twice been awarded the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His picture books include We Forgot Brock!, Say Hello to Zorro!, Zorro Gets an Outfit, Mister Bud Wears the Cone, A Creature Was Stirring, and The Hermit Crab. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California. Be sure to visit Carter at CarterGoodrich.com.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780689863998
Publication Date
October 3, 2006
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Original Publication Date
October 3, 2006
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
20
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2006000343
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
156785281
Est. Lexile® Level
~491L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~M
ATOS® Book Level
3.3
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
112092
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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