BILINGUAL 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - 200th Anniversary Edition: SALENTINO Era a notte du Santu Natale

By Clement Clarke Moore

Winners of coveted Moonbeam, Nautilus, Purple Dragonfly, International Latino Book, and Italy’s “Salva la tua lingua locale” awards. Story Monsters Approved! Readers’ Favorite five-star rated!

Original English:

'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse.

Salentino translation (one of 19 available languages):

Era a notte du Santu Natale,
inthra casa e allu sciardinu
nienti se cutulava,
mancu nu surgicchiu pellegrinu.

There’s a lot more stirring in this house than a mouse…

For the first time, the holiday classic, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, comes to life in an award-winning bilingual translation in Salentino! Pass down your cherished dialect in a playful way for the children! Look for our modern Italian version, too!

These delightful reincarnations of America’s favorite poem celebrate the poem’s 200th anniversary! Nestled snug in their beds, kids and families will rediscover the beloved story of Santa’s magical flight!

Available in 20 languages to enchant a new generation of world citizens! Circle the globe, enjoying Santa’s story in your choice of English with Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian (Milanese, Neapolitan, Salentino, and Sicilian dialects), Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, and Ukrainian.

Did you know that these treasured verses, first published by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823, introduced the iconic image of a big-bellied Santa coming down the chimney? In the modern world, everyone knows Santa arrives on the rooftop with the clatter of eight tiny reindeer, but did anyone realize that, 200 short years ago, it was this very poem that told us!?! How lucky we are to share Santa’s magic!

Paperbacks and ebooks include:
● Original ’Twas the Night Before Christmas story in English
● Translations by native speakers into 19 languages
● New illustrations for the story’s 200th anniversary
● Brand new loveable mouse character!

A holiday celebration essential, this unique series makes perfect stocking stuffers for the young readers in your life!

AVAILABLE IN BILINGUAL PAPERBACK, EBOOK & ENHANCED BOOK SERIES!
Children enjoy our enhanced ebook of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas series with audio narration by native speakers, highlighting read-along text to boost literacy and language-learning, and playful animation throughout. Let them listen to the story over and over again! Available on Apple Books and Google Play.

We are delighted that this book series has been recognized by Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, International Latino Book Award, Italy’s “Salva la tua lingua locale” award (for translations into Italian dialects), Nautilus Book Award, Purple Dragonfly Award, and is Story Monsters Approved! A five-star review from Readers’ Favorite, too!

Visit Christmas200.com to go behind the scenes and see how this unique bilingual series was created by a team of over 80 translators, narrators, and illustrators from around the world!

• Language: Italiano
• Publisher: Pop the Cork Publishing LLC
• Release date: Oct 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781959832379

Clement Clarke Moore

Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was a writer and professor and is credited with writing "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for his children. Originally published anonymously on December 23, 1823, the poem that would come to be known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" was responsible for the creation of the Santa Claus myth as it is known in the United States and much of the English-speaking world. 

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