New Releases by Clement Clarke Moore

There are many versions of this classic Christmas poem - this one is the best. This edition includes the original illustrations of influential pioneer Ethel Hays, whose rendition of Santa has defined tradition. A table-length pullout of Saint Nick, sleigh, and reindeer makes this book a perfect Christmas tradition-starter and keepsake.

First published anonymously in a New York Newspaper called the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823, under the title "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Clement Clark Moore has long been credited as the author of this beloved yuletide poem, but literary scholar Don Foster now believes that the true writer was in fact a poet of Dutch heritage named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston had passed away by the time Moore claimed authorship of the poem years later. In 1844, Moore published "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in an anthology of his own poetry, but Livingston's family has always insisted that Moore is not the true author. However, even if Livingston's family had never spoken up, Moore's authorship rings a bit false

Nothing so bespeaks Christmas as Clement C. Moore s classic poem. Ted Rand has illustrated it with lush pictures of the era in which it was written. St. Nicholas, resplendent in his suit of red, is the very picture of Moore s jolly old elf. While paying faithful tribute to the smallest detail of the beloved myth, the artist infuses it with magical new life, creating a holiday treasure that families will share and delight in for generations to come."

Paintings by Grandma Moses illustrate the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

A well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

The well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.