Dinosaurs Night Before Christmas (Hardcover)

Dinosaur devotees will devour this imaginative take-off on the much-parodied holiday rhyme, with this rendition set in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The story features the museum's dinosaurs and a little boy who lives directly across the street. He is awakened on Christmas Eve by noises coming from the museum and joins the dinosaurs in their holiday celebration. The dinosaurs grow fantastic rainbow-hued scales and feathers on this magical night and suspend their natural tendencies to eat each other, snacking on pterosaur-shaped gingerbread instead. The dinosaurs and the little boy dance around a Yule log, sing holiday songs, decorate a tree and welcome Santasaurus and his eight "dino-deer." Children will enjoy Hale's exuberant illustrations, the large trim size allowing some huge views of dinosaurs in mid-celebration in the museum and in mid-flight with Santasaurus. The final pages of text present the words to dinosaur carols (more parodies, in the vein of "Hark! The Pterodactyls Sing"), and a CD of the songs and story text is also included. (Picture book. 4-9) (Kirkus Reviews)

The dinosaur fossils in the museum come to life (and sing, dance, and eat gingerbread) in this fun twist on the classic poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas!". This rollicking tale is a great Christmas treat for dinosaur fans young and old. And with the enclosed CD, readers can enjoy dinosaur-themed Christmas party music, and hear the story read aloud, too!

General

Imprint:	Chronicle Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	November 2008
Authors:	Anne Muecke • Nathan Hale
Dimensions:	285 x 231 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	36
ISBN-13:	978-0-8118-6322-3
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Young children's, early learning & special book types > Special book types > Picture books > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Young Children's Early Learning & Special Book Types
LSN:	0-8118-6322-0
Barcode:	9780811863223

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