Hayden Goodman is an African American painter, illustrator, and character artist born and raised in the wilderness of western Massachusetts. Now based in Connecticut, she works primarily in gouache, painting the witches, goblins and other mysterious creatures from the folklore of her childhood.

Clement Clarke Moore was a poet and scholar born in 1779, from New York City. He is the original author of the classic holiday tale "Twas the Night Before Christmas," which he dedicated to his nine children. Moore passed away in Newport, Rhode Island at the age of 83.

★ "Stylized acrylic gouache illustrations burst with charming details--from the art on the walls to the sweeping city landscape--that give the pages an air of lively late-night holiday bustle." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Kids will revel in determining or imagining the relationships among all the people and in playing seek-and-find games in the busy spreads. The muted warm palette is inviting and calm, evoking the feeling of a good winter's rest... A warm and welcome retelling." --Kirkus

★ "Stylized acrylic gouache illustrations burst with charming details--from the art on the walls to the sweeping city landscape--that give the pages an air of lively late-night holiday bustle." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Kids will revel in determining or imagining the relationships among all the people and in playing seek-and-find games in the busy spreads. The muted warm palette is inviting and calm, evoking the feeling of a good winter's rest... A warm and welcome retelling." --Kirkus

"A modern city twist on a Christmas classic."--School Library Journal

★ "Stylized acrylic gouache illustrations burst with charming details--from the art on the walls to the sweeping city landscape--that give the pages an air of lively late-night holiday bustle." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Kids will revel in determining or imagining the relationships among all the people and in playing seek-and-find games in the busy spreads. The muted warm palette is inviting and calm, evoking the feeling of a good winter's rest... A warm and welcome retelling." --Kirkus

"A modern city twist on a Christmas classic." --School Library Journal