antlersantlers's review against another edition
4.0
I've been reviewing different versions of the night before Christmas, and this is the first true adaptation I've found. The book features Melodye Rosales' incredible illustrations (you might recognize her work, as I did, from the Addie American Girl books) and a text translated out of the stilted (white) language and into an African-American vernacular. It's more than just a vernacular translation though, because she adapts the rhymes, mixes up the imagery, and makes it more accessible to young readers. This is also another one (like the [b:Holly Hobbie version|11090884|Holly Hobbie's Night Before Christmas|Clement C. Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420504941s/11090884.jpg|3043272] that features not only the father (who is the narrator) but also a little toddler who tags along in the Christmas joy. That's a little touch I find super endearing.
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