Trish Holland’s
The Soldier’s Night Before Christmas
The Solider’s Night Before Christmas
by Trish Holland and Christine Ford and illustrator, John Manders (Little Golden Books, Random House, 2006)
One Christmas Eve at a military barracks in the Middle East, some homesick soldiers are paid a visit by Sergeant McClaus, the Santa of Soldiers. This lively and poignant tale is inspired by Clement C. Moore's classic yuletide poem.
The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 9-10, 2006, "Sugarplum Alternatives," Book Section) recommends THE SOLDIERS' NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS as one of the eleven books on its annual list of Christmas books for children.