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Informationen zum Autor Christian Birmingham! sometimes referred to as Christmas" Birmingham thanks to the worldwide popularity of his holiday-themed picture books! is an English illustrator who has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Award for distinguished illustration in a children's book. He has illustrated A Christmas Carol! A Christmas Treasury! The Classic Tales of Hans Christian Anderson! and many other well-received books for young readers. Clement Clarke Moore! (1779-1863)! was a professor at New York City's General Theological Seminary (built on land donated by his father) who! in an 1836 reprint of A Visit From St. Nicholas (more commonly known today as Twas the Night Before Christmas)! was first credited as the author of the poem! and later included it in an anthology of his work. "After ten years in print and more than 1 million copies sold, our bestselling holiday classic returns in this special edition. Clement C. Moore's American holiday poem comes to life in a splendid volu" Zusammenfassung After ten years in print and more than 1 million copies sold! our bestselling holiday classic returns in this special edition. Clement C. Moore's American holiday poem comes to life in a splendid volume that's rich with old-fashioned charm. Christian Birmingham's original! full-colour artwork! which includes an extraordinary panorama of Santa Claus and his flying reindeer! and charcoal pencil drawings are exciting and evocative.
