{"product_id":"the-night-before-summer-vacation-9780448428307","title":"The Night Before Summer Vacation","description":"A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying to. In the effort to pack everything that will be needed, there's bound to be something overlooked, and what that is provides a funny ending to this meter-perfect \"twist\" on Clement Moore's classic.\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":50618420003090,"sku":"9780448428307","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a121ac21-0fea-4ee2-ac72-6f8810314e14.jpg?v=1732535177","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-before-summer-vacation-9780448428307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}