The Night Before Christmas by Candice Bradley - ISBN: 9781665937917
Hardcover
Christmas magic unfolds as Santa reflects a young girl’s own image.

The Night Before Christmas

A New Christmas Tradition

$59.16

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    11 November 2025

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Summary

In this adaptation of Clement C. Moore’s beloved Christmas poem, a young Black girl wakes up on Christmas Eve to find Santa placing gifts for her family underneath the tree, and to her delight, Santa looks just like her.

Like my uncle, my auntie, my father, and mother My cousins, and grandparents, sister, and brother He encompassed us all, the man by the tree. Who’d imagine that Santa could look just like me?

In this retelling of the holiday classic about jolly old St. Nichola…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781665937917
ISBN-10:1665937912
Author:Candice Bradley
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:11 November 2025
Weight:438g
Dimensions:279mm x 216mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

”…jovial reworked lines and chalky-hued digital illustrations leave a warm impression throughout.” – Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Candice Bradley

Candice Bradley is an author-illustrator from the San Francisco Bay Area who discovered her ability to create through the very first markings of her pencil. Her passion today has evolved into a love for storytelling in all its various forms and has led to study of film and TV at NYU Tisch School of Arts. She is the illustrator of the Let’s Play Outside! series by Shauntay Grant and Before the Ships by Maisha Oso and is the author and illustrator of picture book The Night Before Christmas. Candice’s hope as an artist is to support the movement of writers and storytellers, redeeming the narrative for minorities and people of color.

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