Kelleher, Kathie. The Night Before Christmas, Deep Under the Sea.

Kelleher, Kathie.  The Night Before Christmas, Deep Under the Sea.            Holiday House  unp          $16.95  978-0-8234-2336-1          2012      pre K-elm              E-BN                  Picture book

                                   

This is a very cute under-water rendering of the classic Clement Clark Moore poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, with Santa as a jolly walrus with seahorses pulling a conch-shell sleigh.  A young lobster takes the role of the child excited about Christmas.  Bright colors and interesting sea life bring the poem to life.  This would be a wonderful read-aloud for a librarian, parent or grandparent.

Picture books, Christmas stories                                                                                                                 --Lynn Fisher