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

Michael Harrison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589808002 ISBN 13: 9781589808003

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

It's Christmas Eve, and this police officer is on patrol. He encounters Sergeant Kringle, who takes over his patrol so the cop can go home to his family. This whimsical illustrated tale for young readers is a tribute to law-enforcement officers everywhere.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Bad boys beware. Santa is all business when he covers a patrolman's beat on Christmas Eve.

Police officers take an oath to protect and serve-even on holidays. But during a peaceful graveyard shift, one cop is short on yuletide cheer. Even loyal patrolmen wish to spend time with their families. Can a jolly old sergeant rescue him from a night at the doughnut shop and deliver him to his family?

Paying tribute to all the officers in blue, this night before Christmas story was written by the founder of Santa Cops, a policeman's charity. Michael D. Harrison and other members of the Conover, North Carolina, police force deliver donated toys and clothing to underprivileged children.

About the Author:

Officer Michael D. Harrison founded a charity called Santa Cops in his Conover, North Carolina, precinct. Uniformed police officers receive donations of new toys and clothing, wrap the gifts, and deliver them on Christmas Eve to the children of needy families. The program was designed to foster a positive image of police officers in the community. Harrison spent fifteen years as a sheriff's deputy and another fifteen as a deputy sheriff. He has supervised a patrol squad, worked with a narcotics investigation unit, and was an undercover officer. Harrison has also taught the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program to elementary students and a class on decision-making skills to sixth graders. He resides in Taylorsville, North Carolina.

David Miles is a freelance illustrator who has worked as a game and page-layout designer and has illustrated several children's books. He holds an associate's degree in fine arts from Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor and a bachelor's degree in illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589808002
• ISBN 13: 9781589808003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: David Miles