\'Twas the Night Before Christmas, When all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse.
Good wishes and greetings turned into a dinOf merriments traded again and again.
Merry Christmas to you! And to all in your nest!I hope that the New Year will bring you the best!They chatted and drank steam. * * * Excitement kept building -- while patience did not -- Till the clock in the hallway reached eight on the dot.
As the chimes started sounding, the door was thrown wide, And the guests in their finery crowded inside.
Their party was planned for that evening at eight, With so much to finish Before it got late!So, they scrambled and scampered -- no task was neglected -- To deck out the halls for the guests they expected.
There wasn\'t a mouseWho didn\'t join in for the holiday flurry.
From top floor to bottom, they\'d bustle and scurry. ///////////////////////////////////////////// \'Twas the day Before Christmas, and all through their house, The Mice were preparing.
Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association.
Among her clients have been Seattle\'s Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.
S.
She has applied her talent to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles.
Wendy Edelson is the award-winning illustrator of The Baker\'s Dozen, Quackling, Christmas Truce, Which Shoes Do You Choose?, and many more children\'s books.
She lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband and fellow author, Aaron Shepard.
Watson is the author/illustrator of Katie Mouse and the Perfect Wedding, Katie Mouse and the Christmas Door, The Secret of Gingerbread Village, and other children\'s books, as well as the author of numerous craft books and novels for adults. ///////////////////////////////////////////// Anne L.
And to top it all off, a visit from Santa Mouse himself! Never Before told, this mice-eye story is sure to find a place in your heart beside the original classic.
The evening party for all the Mouse friends and relations, with presents, feasting, and dancing.
But how many know why all those Mice were already in bed, or what they were up to Before that? Here at last is a companion poem to reveal all: The holiday hustle and bustle in the Mouse House since early that morning.
Nicholas or The Night Before Christmas.
Everyone knows these lines from Clement Clarke Moore\'s classic poem A Visit from St. \'Twas the Night Before Christmas, When all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse
