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The Nights Before Christmas

內容簡介

內容簡介 精美的插畫，24個經典故事、歌曲、傳說，值得珍藏的耶誕選集。本書由知名插畫家Tony Ross繪圖，收入24個經典的耶誕故事、歌曲和傳說，從耶誕節前一個月開始，就能和家人共享，讓家中的節慶氣息更濃厚。書中有從經典名著中摘取的段落，如：狄更斯的《耶誕頌歌》、露意莎•奧爾柯特的《小婦人》還有格拉姆的《柳林中的風聲》；有歌頌耶誕季的詩〈A Visit from St. Nicholas〉還有歌〈Good King Wencesla〉；再加上安德生和格林兄弟的童話故事，讓你的節日不只有耶誕樹和耶誕大餐，更增添了文化的內涵。這本精緻的精裝書，是漂亮應景的耶誕禮物，更值得珍藏紀念。「一封來自插畫家的信」----Tony Ross從過去到未來，聖誕節始終是我的最愛。雖然第二次世界大戰讓我的童年過得一塌糊塗，但即便在那樣的時期，聖誕節依然充滿了獨一無二的魔力。那些年，我們全家和當時借住在家中的軍人們共享聖誕晚餐。我們有居家風格的裝飾和餅乾、一隻來自某個農夫朋友的烤鵝，以及我木製的新玩具們—因為爸爸說所有的金屬都要拿去製造飛彈。在我長大之後，我可能偶爾會和多數人一樣，抱怨聖誕節精神已經被商業氣息給污染了，但無論商人們有多麼貪婪和囂張，那些不曾消散的美好記憶，依舊讓聖誕節跟過去一樣美好。對我來說，對於聖誕節興奮之情大多來自事前的期待。而這也是我之所以想創作本書的原因—透過一系列的聖誕故事，讓讀者們倒數聖誕夜的到來。在我小時候，聖誕節在篝火之夜（11月5日）之後，便宣告開始。學校裡頭開始布置，學生們也開始排演話劇，當節慶氣氛高漲，課程似乎也一天比一天更輕鬆。聖誕夜是我的最愛，包括廚房裡頭忙進忙出的兩位祖母、父母為我準備的聖誕驚喜、我的第一口雪利酒和訪客們的敲門聲。最後我還得早早上床睡覺，否則聖誕老人就不會來了。對現在的我來說，聖誕節最美好的部分，依然發生在事前的準備期間—例如裝飾聖誕樹時，那些像老朋友一樣的聖誕裝飾們。不論您的信仰、習俗和回憶是什麼，我都希望您能享受本書所帶來的樂趣，並在等待聖誕節到來的過程中，讓本書成為您的家族傳統的一部份。祝您聖誕快樂，也祝您有個美好的夜晚。This lavishly produced book is the perfect keepsake gift to treasure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed illustrator Tony Ross, The Nights Before Christmas has twenty-four classic festive tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems ('A Visit from St. Nicholas') and carols ('Good King Wenceslas'), together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. This is the ultimate gift for Christmas."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Various Authors VariousTony RossTony Ross has been illustrating books for over 40 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5s Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams’ best-selling children’s books. Tony’s books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole’s Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He has been named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK’s libraries' most-borrwed illustrator. He lives in Rutland.

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