{"product_id":"the-principals-night-before-christmas-hardcover","title":"The Principal's Night Before Christmas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven L. Layne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSanta Claus spreads holiday cheer to a busy principal on Christmas Eve in this clever take on the children's classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the students and teachers had settled right down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Though everybody else has settled down for a long winter's nap, poor Principal Swell has his hands full. With state-mandated paperwork, computers to fix, bus routes to unknot, not to mention discipline and field trips and all the concerned parents, it seems he'll never get back home to his own family! Suddenly the school bell rings, and there stands a lively professor with a promise to fix, complete, or manage it all, since he's already sent the teachers home from the mall. With a few final words of encouragement, he takes off in his school bus: \"Merry Christmas to principals--holiday cheer! For they make Santa proud every day of the year!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough everybody else has settled down for a long winter's nap, poor Principal Swell has his hands full. With state-mandated paperwork, computers to fix, bus routes to unknot, not to mention discipline and field trips and all the concerned parents, it seems he'll never get back home to his own family! Suddenly the school bell rings, and there stands a lively professor with a promise to fix, complete, or manage it all, since he's already sent the teachers home from the mall. With a few final words of encouragement, he takes off in his school bus: \"Merry Christmas to principals-holiday cheer! For they make Santa proud every day of the year!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven L. Layne serves as professor of literacy education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois. He is a sought-after international consultant and motivational keynote speaker. Dr. Layne's books include the International Reading Association\/Children's Book Council Children's Choice selections The Teachers' Night Before Christmas and My Brother Dan's Delicious, published by Pelican. His other Pelican titles include: \u003cbr\u003eStay with Sister\u003cbr\u003eShare with Brother\u003cbr\u003eLove the Baby\u003cbr\u003eThomas's Sheep and the Great Geography Test\u003cbr\u003eThomas's Sheep and the Spectacular Science Project\u003cbr\u003eParadise Lost\u003cbr\u003eThis Side of Paradise\u003cbr\u003eMergers\u003cbr\u003eOver Land and Sea\u003cbr\u003ePreacher's Night Before Christmas\u003cbr\u003eTeachers' Night Before Halloween\u003cbr\u003eVerses for Dad's Heart\u003cbr\u003eVerses for Mom's Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor\/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including illustrations for many of Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Mr. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmasï¿1\/2, has nearly 800,000 copies in print. With more than two million copies in print, Rice ranked among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBOOKS BY JAMES RICE\u003cbr\u003eGastonï¿1\/2 Goes to Texas o Gastonï¿1\/2 Goes to Nashville o Texas Night Before Christmas o Texas Alphabet o Texas Night Before Christmas Coloring Book o Texas Jack at the Alamo o Cowboy Alphabet o Cowboy Night Before Christmas o Cajun Alphabet o Cowboy Rodeo o La Nochebuena South of the Border o Gastonï¿1\/2 Goes to the Kentucky Derby o Cowboy Night Before Christmas Coloring Book o Christmas at the J-O o Trail Drive o Vaqueros o Gastonï¿1\/2 the Green-Nosed Alligator o Gastonï¿1\/2 Goes to Mardi Gras o Victor Lopez at the Alamo o Gastonï¿1\/2 Drills an Offshore Oil Well o Too Tall Thomas Rides the Grub Line o Santa's Revenge o Lyn and the Fuzzy o Gastonï¿1\/2 Lays an Offshore Pipeline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eILLUSTRATED BY JAMES RICE\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Colonel o Cajun Night Before Christmasï¿1\/2 Coloring Book o Jefferson Davis Coloring Book o Hillbilly Night Afore Christmas o A Medal for Murphy o No Regard Beauregard and the Golden Rule o Flags of Texas o The Night Before Christmas o A Christmas Carol o A Southern Time Christmas o Cajun Columbus o Cajun Night Before Christmasï¿1\/2 o Southern Love for Christmas o Santa's Christmas Surprise o Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots On o An Irish Night Before Christmas o Why Cowboys Need a Brand o A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day o Redneck Night Before Christmas o Gullah Night Before Christmas o Why Cowboys Need a Pardner o An Irish Hallowe'en o Sailor's Night Before Christmas o Trucker's Night Before Christmas o Why Cowgirls Are Such Sweet Talkers o Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas o Cajun Night After Christmas o The Teachers' Night Before Christmas o Firefighter's Night Before Christmas o Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas Coloring Book o Country Music Night Before Christmas o Nurse's Night Before Christmas o Ozark Night Before Christmas o The Principal's Night Before Christmas o An Irish Night Before Christmas Coloring Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGIFT ITEMS BY JAMES RICE\u003cbr\u003eCajun Night Before Christmasï¿1\/2 Ornament o Gastonï¿1\/2 Santa Claus Plush Toy o Gastonï¿1\/2 Mardi Gras Plush Toy o Gastonï¿1\/2 Goes to Mardi Gras Ornament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudiobooks are available for select titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed to the 2001 All-Teacher Team by USA Today 2001 Recipient of the Milken Family Foundation's National Award for Teaching Excellence Steven L. Layne serves as director of the master of education in literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he is also a professor of literacy education. He is a fifteen-year veteran of public education, serving as a classroom teacher and reading specialist for grades two through three and five through eight. A respected literacy consultant, motivational keynote speaker, and featured author, Layne works with large numbers of educators and children during school visits and at conferences held throughout the world each year. His work has been recognized with awards for outstanding contributions to the fields of educational research, teaching, and writing from organizations such as USA Today, the Milken Family Foundation, the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Illinois Reading Council, and the International Reading Association. A prolific and talented writer, his young-adult thriller This Side of Paradise was the 2002 winner of the Hal Clement Award for Young Adults and the 2003-2004 Texas Lone Star Award. He is also the author of the International Reading Association\/Children's Choice selections My Brother Dan's Delicious and The Teachers' Night Before Christmas, the latter of which is also a best-seller in Pelican's Night Before Christmas Series. Layne lives with his wife, Debbie, their four children, and an adorable Collie named Shelby in St. Charles, Illinois. For more information about the author, please visit his website, www.stevelayne.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53499716305203,"sku":"9781589802520","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/M60LTMNJT69781589802520.webp?v=1781620003","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-principals-night-before-christmas-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}