Nurse's Night Before Christmas (The Night Before Christmas) - Hardcover

Davis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589801520 ISBN 13: 9781589801523

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Saint Emergency Nick pays the hospital staff a surprise visit on Christmas Eve with helpful elves, new supplies, and even a Christmas tree.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

“The holiday-spirit-colored illustrations in this book will bring cheer to its readers.”
—Review of Texas Books

“With its perky, full-color illustrations by James Rice and a breezy takeoff on the original, this is an entertaining tidbit to place beneath the tree.”
—Sanford (NC) Herald

For the head nurse at Angel Hope General Hospital, Christmas Eve is anything but merry. Too many patients, too little help, and a crowded ER all threaten to make this night before Christmas one big headache. When the North Pole Rescue Team arrives, it becomes clear that there will be holiday cheer around the ward, stat!

Saint Emergency Nick saves the day with eight helpful elves (certified RNs, of course), an ambulance-load of gifts, and well-deserved raises for the hospital staff. This updated holiday poem pays tribute to the hardworking men and women who take care of all of us—even on Christmas Eve.

With a storyteller’s charm, award-winning Texas author David Davis brings this tale of woe to a delightful conclusion. His other contributions to Pelican’s Night Before Christmas Series include Librarian’s Night Before Christmas, Redneck Night Before Christmas, and Trucker’s Night Before Christmas.

ALSO BY DAVID DAVIS
Rock ’n’ Roll Dogs · Jazz Cats · A Southern Child’s Garden of Verses · Southern Mother Goose · The Southern Twelve Days of Christmas · Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book · Ten Texas Babies · Texas Aesop’s Fables · Texas Mother Goose · Texas Zeke and the Longhorn · The Twelve Days of Christmas—In Texas That Is

The outstanding list of children’s books written and illustrated by James Rice (1934-2004) and the outpouring of praise for his work from such notable publications as the New York Times, Library Journal, Woman’s Day magazine, Review of Texas Books, Horn Book, and San Diego Union Tribune earned Rice a place in history as one of the South’s leading illustrators of children’s books. Born on a farm in Coleman County, Texas, he held degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College. Rice visited schools throughout the country to teach children the joys of writing and illustrating. His achievements are even more amazing given that he was colorblind for most of his life.

BOOKS BY JAMES RICE
Gaston® Joins the Circus · Gaston® Goes to Texas · Gaston® Goes to Nashville · Texas Night Before Christmas · Texas Alphabet · Texas Jack at the Alamo · Cowboy Alphabet · Cowboy Night Before Christmas · Cajun Alphabet · Cowboy Rodeo · La Nochebuena South of the Border · Gaston® Goes to the Kentucky Derby · Christmas at the J-O · Trail Drive · Vaqueros · Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator · Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras · Victor Lopez at the Alamo · Gaston® Drills an Offshore Oil Well · Too Tall Thomas Rides the Grub Line · Santa’s Revenge · Lyn and the Fuzzy · Gaston® Lays an Offshore Pipeline

ILLUSTRATED BY JAMES RICE
The Little Colonel · The Jefferson Davis Coloring Book · Hillbilly Night Afore Christmas · A Medal for Murphy · No Regard Beauregard and the Golden Rule · Flags of Texas · The Night Before Christmas · A Christmas Carol · A Southern Time Christmas · Cajun Columbus · Cajun Night Before Christmas® · Southern Love for Christmas · Santa’s Christmas Surprise · Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots On · An Irish Night Before Christmas · Why Cowboys Need a Brand · A Leprechaun’s St. Patrick’s Day · Redneck Night Before Christmas · Gullah Night Before Christmas · Why Cowboys Need a Pardner · An Irish Hallowe’en · Sailor’s Night Before Christmas · Trucker’s Night Before Christmas · Why Cowgirls Are Such Sweet Talkers · Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas · Cajun Night After Christmas · The Teachers’ Night Before Christmas · Firefighter’s Night Before Christmas · Country Music Night Before Christmas · Nurse’s Night Before Christmas · Ozark Night Before Christmas · The Principal’s Night Before Christmas

GIFT ITEMS BY JAMES RICE
Cajun Night Before Christmas® Coloring Book · Texas Night Before Christmas Coloring Book · Cowboy Night Before Christmas Coloring Book · Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas Coloring Book · An Irish Night Before Christmas Coloring Book · Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras Coloring Book · Cajun Night Before Christmas® Ornament · Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras Ornament

About the Author:

David Davis is the author of almost a dozen books with Pelican, including Jazz Cats, a 2002 Children's Book Choice selection; Librarian's Night Before Christmas; Nurse's Night Before Christmas; Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book; Texas Aesop's Fables; Texas Mother Goose; and Texas Zeke and the Longhorn. Four of his books have earned spots on the Accelerated Reader list. He resides in Fort Worth, Texas.

Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican’s treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice’s first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas®, has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston®’s adventures in Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice’s other children’s stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation’s best-selling creators of children’s books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children’s Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice’s family found the art and text Gaston® Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston® back for one more adventure!

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1589801520
• ISBN 13: 9781589801523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32