La nuit de Noël

Ce poème de Clarke Moore, dédié à ses enfants le soir de Noël 1822, est à l'origine de la création d'un personnage célèbre qui a marqué et marquera encore des générations d'enfants: le père Noël. Les illustrations s'appliquent à recréer fidèlement l'atmosphère et l'esprit du texte.

Clement Clarke Moore is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Scholars debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well …