Because it is so popular, there are many versions to choose from -- not to mention the parodies -- and so to help you find your first version, or just your next, we've shifted through the comments and ratings at Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Amazon to find THE MOST POPULAR versions. All of the books below earned at least 4-Stars and family approved artwork.
NOTE: I went to update the numbers this year and found that both GoodReads and Amazon have really messed up by combining reviews .AND. giving the same numbers/star ratings to different versions of this poem. So I'm glad I did my research last year to find the most popular version. I've reported numbers where they seemed accurate.
Illustrated by Tom Browning
The Night Before Christmas
This
is a beautifully illustrated book that has received 5-stars from Amazon
readers. I think they love the beautiful old-fashioned artwork of Tom Browning.
(Reading Railroad Books)
Okay, this one isn't the classic poem, but it was awfully popular so we included it. The story is that two days before Christmas, an overworked family laments with a familiar rhyme that they had "too much to do, Our tree wasn't up yet, and Mom had the flu."
It received almost all 5-stars at Amazon, and 4.27 stars from 22 readers at Goodreads.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 543
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 64117
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Can You See What I See?This is a fun picture puzzle book that has received almost all 5 stars from Amazon reader-reviewers and 4.2 stars from 75 voters at GoodReads.
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
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Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholasby ,
Love
Jan Brett's intricate work and this one's a charmer. (Amazon reviews
were confused as apparently 2 different books were mingled.)
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
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The Night Before Christmas by Little Golden Book
This is the Little Golden Book version with their usual simple, but nice drawings. 4.4 stars from 16 opinions.
Page Count: 24
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Illustrated by Mary Engelbreit
The Night Before Christmas
Mary Engelbreit's style is very popular.
Word Count: 541
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 4.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 45419
--sample pages available Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 4.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 45419
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley
Bruce Whatley of "Martha Doesn't Say Sorry" fame illustrates this version.
4.3 stars from 25 people
Page Count: 40 pages4.3 stars from 25 people
Publisher: HarperCollins
Illustrated by Cheryl Harness
A different artistic style with this one.
3.9 stars from 283 readers.
Page Count: 40
Publisher: Random House
ISBN-10: 0394826981
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Redneck Night Before ChristmasThis unusual version ranked pretty high at both sites we polled with 4-Stars.
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
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Illustrated by
The Night Before Christmas
Love this cute version which brings a different style and perspective to the poem. It earned 4.18 stars from 28 GoodReaders and 5 stars from Amazon reviewers.
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
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Page Count: 32
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
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| 4.9 stars from 81 folks at Amazon |
Artwork by Robert Sabuda
We've owned this book for
about 7 years now. We bought it when our eldest was a preschooler and
it has become sort of a family tradition to set up milk and cookies
for Santa and our selves, and read it together on Christmas Eve.
We had to wait a few years before we could allow the children to play with it without close supervision, and maybe that is why they remain enthralled with it after all these years.
We had to wait a few years before we could allow the children to play with it without close supervision, and maybe that is why they remain enthralled with it after all these years.
Page Count: 12
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