{"product_id":"the-night-before-first-grade-9780448437477","title":"The Night Before First Grade","description":"It's the night before the Big Day--first grade. Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore's classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers--as well as the \"heroine\" of the story--and help all about-to-be first-graders through their own back-to-school jitters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a B.S. in Advertising. In 1988 she married Daniel Wing and moved to Northern California where she worked in advertising for a number of years. \u003cp\u003eIt wasn't until 1991 that she decided to write children's books. Luckily she sold her first book, \u003cb\u003eHippity Hop, Frog on Top\u003c\/b\u003e, within 6 months and has been writing children's books and articles ever since. Her second book, \u003cb\u003eJalapeno Bagels\u003c\/b\u003e, came out in June 1996 with Atheneum Books. \u003cb\u003eThe Night Before Easter\u003c\/b\u003e, was published with Putnam All Aboard Books. She has also been published in \u003ci\u003eHumpty Dumpty's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls' Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHopscotch for Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and has two recipes in \u003ci\u003eWriters in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirthday: \u003c\/b\u003e February 7th\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePets: \u003c\/b\u003e Siberian husky, Sabaka, and cat, Jemima\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessional: \u003c\/b\u003e Member of Society of Children's Book Writers \u0026amp; Illustrators\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFavorite Children's Books: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePolar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Cat in the Hat, The Golden Compass\u003cb\u003eFavorite Season: \u003c\/b\u003e Fall\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFavorite Tree: \u003c\/b\u003e Maple\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFavorite Color: \u003c\/b\u003e Cranberry red\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFavorite Cookie: \u003c\/b\u003e Oatmeal Raisin with Vanilla Chips\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eReason for writing\u003c\/b\u003e The Night Before Easter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \"I wrote \u003cb\u003eThe Night Before Easter\u003c\/b\u003e for parents to read at bedtime so children could go to sleep with sweet dreams of jelly beans dancing in their heads.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grosset \u0026 Dunlap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50586166427922,"sku":"9780448437477","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6abbc140-1801-4af0-955b-e5d4848f0817.jpg?v=1732042230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-before-first-grade-9780448437477","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}