{"product_id":"a-creature-was-stirring-one-boys-night-before-christmas-9780689863998","title":"A Creature Was Stirring: One Boy's Night Before Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Twas the night before Christmas, and in this great house the creature who stirred was a boy, not a mouse. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And while upstairs his parents were dreaming and snoring, with Santa so close, sleep seemed pretty boring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Esteemed \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cover artist Carter Goodrich retells the story of \u003ci\u003e'Twas the night before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e from the child's point of view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Against a luminous backdrop of midnight and silver, memories of Christmases past and present converge in a modern classic born in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Polar Express\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCider Mill Press has published many successful holiday season, from the \u003ci\u003eHoliday Yule Log\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eRockefeller Center Christmas Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarter Goodrich has illustrated sixteen \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e covers and was the lead character designer for \u003ci\u003eBrave, Ratatouille\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the International Animated Film Society's Annie Award for character design), and \u003ci\u003eDespicable Me\u003c\/i\u003e. He has designed characters for many other beloved animated films, including \u003ci\u003eFinding Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMonsters, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOpen Season\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eWe Forgot Brock!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to Zorro!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZorro Gets an Outfit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMister Bud Wears the Cone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Creature Was Stirring\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hermit Crab\u003c\/i\u003e. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California. Be sure to visit Carter at CarterGoodrich.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523701575954,"sku":"9780689863998","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b52227b-af5d-4233-8a2c-b99ef9b86bb2.jpg?v=1731163059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-creature-was-stirring-one-boys-night-before-christmas-9780689863998","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}