A Creature Was Stirring - by Clement Clarke Moore & Carter Goodrich (Hardcover)

About the Book

Acclaimed "New Yorker," Pixar, and DreamWorks SKG illustrator Carter Goodrich tells both sides of "Twas the Night Before Christmas." On one side of the page, readers will enjoy the classic poem. On the other side is an ode to Christmas Eve from a child's perspective--a child who is too excited to sleep. This new twist on an old tale in the tradition of "The Polar Express" will appeal to the young and young at heart.

Book Synopsis

'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.

About the Author

Cider Mill Press has published many successful holiday season, from the Holiday Yule Log to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.

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.