The Knights Before Christmas, by Joan Holub
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The Knights Before Christmas, by Joan Holub
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'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons . . .
But nothing would stoptheir white-whiskered foe.No matter their efforts,he just would not go!This parody of Clement Clarke Moore's well-known poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is kid-friendly, clever, and just plain silly―sure to become a holiday classic of a different kind.
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The Knights Before Christmas, by Joan Holub- Amazon Sales Rank: #798598 in Books
- Brand: Holub, Joan/ Magoon, Scott (ILT)
- Published on: 2015-09-08
- Released on: 2015-09-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.32" h x .42" w x 9.32" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 32 pages
From School Library Journal K-Gr 3—There is a market for spoofs of Clement Moore's poem, with pirate and cowboy versions only two of the many humorous takes on the classic. This version is as creaky as the armor of the "three knights ding-a-ling" who attempt to repel the invading Santa Claus and his eight dragons. The Adobe Photoshop cartoon illustrations have dialogue bubbles and weak jokes that don't really go anywhere. VERDICT An additional purchase only.—Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
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“There's an excellent interplay between the amusing illustrations and the polished text, with lots of clever jokes for readers to discover in the art. These knights know how to keep the castle safe and the readers entertained” ―Kirkus Reviews
This medieval “Night Before Christmas” parody jingles with castle- and holiday wordplay. Cheeky digital illustrations brim with good cheer."-The Horn Book
“This story does for numbers what Laurie Keller did for states.” ―Booklist on Zero the Hero by Joan Holub
“Read this aloud to whet the new reader's appetite, but there is just so much to see that only a slow reading, with a magnifying glass in hand, will do.” ―The Horn Book Magazine on Zero the Hero by Joan Holub
“* Richly composed and sweetly appealing.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review on Breathe by Scott Magoon
“Entertaining and clever--and that's no lie.” ―Kirkus Reviews on The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot by Scott Magoon
About the Author
Joan Holub is the author and illustrator of more that 130 children's books, including Zero the Hero, Little Red Writing, and the Goddess Girls series. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Scott Magoon is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including Spoon and Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and the author and illustrator of The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot and Breathe. The art director at Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and two sons.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. {review} By Zapkode Marie {My Thoughts} – Joan Holub has done it again with an amazing picture book. I love how she has been able to take older tales and reshapes them into something remarkable. I personally cannot wait to take this book off the shelf and read it to my children on Christmas Eve this year.The Knights Before Christmas is just as the title suggests. It is a book that it based on the tale The Night Before Christmas. However, in this story it is about the Knights in a castle that are trying to protect the castle from Santa whom they believe is trying to invade. I really enjoyed how all the lines ran so smoothly and how it was so well put together, illustrations included that I could almost imagine it as being the original story. It was written in a way that it kept the rhythm and the familiarity of the original story for the readers to have the opportunity to be drown into each page as the story progressed. I smiled, I giggled and I laughed as I was reading through it. I enjoyed looking at the illustrations and the added phrases within the speech bubbles that helped to give humor as well as context to some of the pages.I strongly believe that this could become one of the next loved Christmas stories in modern day.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great idea & a new favorite! By Emily Eppenger Good-hearted characters and a funny story. Santa has a list and wants to deliver gifts to the chivalrous brave knight, silent knight, & polite knight. But they think he’s trying to invade their castle. After some tossing of bounty back and forth, both sides think they’ve won (which is nice). The knights enjoy their bounty of gifts and Santa wishes us all a Merry Christmas and a good knighty night. (One of the knights turns out to be a girl when her helmet comes off.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is a fa la la la funny tale of a trio of Knights who try to fend off Santa and his dragons ... By Deb It was the night before Christmas and all was quiet as three knights stood watch over the king's realm. Two up in the towers and one in front of the drawbridge as they guarded the castle under the dark starry night. Nothing could possibly get by Brave Knight or Polite Knight, but just maybe they could get by Silent Knight who was getting ready for his "long winter's nap." But wait, what was that noise?Everyone soon sprang into action, including that sleepyhead, Silent. Up the tower stairs they ran, swords drawn and at the ready. "The out on the drawbridge / there arose such a clatter, / those knights sprang to the tower / to see what was the matter." There was a red sleigh in the distance with footprints in the snow. Someone was heading to the castle, but who could it be?"Moldy minstrals!" shouted Polite. It was none other than Santa Claus and his reindeer ... make that dragons ... looking for a chimney. "Castles lack chimneys!" / Polite Knight told the lout. / "So dash away, dash away! / Invader, get out!" No way was Santa going to leave and 'round and 'round the castle he went looking for a way in. The three dutiful knights began to pore over Chapter 17 in their "So You Want to Repel Invaders" book. Were they going to be able to get rid of that pesky Santa without having to do battle?This is a fa la la la funny tale of a trio of knights who try to fend off Santa and his dragons. Of course all young readers will know what Santa is up to and will be cheering him on. Joan Holub's inimitable rhyming scheme doesn't miss a beat (as usual) as she taps out her knightish parody of Santa's visit a la Clement Clarke Moore style. The artwork meshes well and adds to the hilarity of the tale. The "Knights of the Iron Underwear" vs. Santa and his eight prancing dancing dragons is not to be missed!This book courtesy of the publisher.
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