Product Description

While the hard working firefighters were out tending to a fire on Christmas Eve, Ol’ Sergeant Nick worked tirelessly to provide them with lots of goodies upon their return . . . illustrations are done by one of the South’s leading illustrators of juvenile books . . . the story is sweet." --Children’s Literature Who needs eight flying reindeer when Santa has a shiny red fire truck? It’s the Christmas Eve shift at Firehouse One, and all the firefighters are sitting down to bowls of hot chili when an old fireman stops by for a bite to eat. No sooner than it takes for the old man to finish his chili, the alarm sounds and the firemen have to leave to fight a fire. They work through the night and return, tired, and begin to ready their equipment for the next call. But wait! As they pull into the station, they notice that theirs is the only yard with snow, and there’s a shiny new pumper standing ready. There are even more surprises inside for each firefighter, and as the lieutenant finishes his paperwork, he notices that the old man has listed all the firefighters’ names and who was naughty or nice. Everyone at Firehouse One is left to wonder who that old fireman might have been. This delightful addition to Pelican’s beloved Night Before Christmas series honors firefighters across the country for their brave service.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #287439 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-24
• Released on: 2002-09-24
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .36" h x 8.84" w x 11.28" l, .94 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
In a timely addition to Pelican's line of Christmas books, they add Firefighter's Night Before Christmas by Kimbra Cutlip, illus. by James Rice. A surprise guest visits while the team answers a call for help; they return to a bevy of gifts. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-The firefighters who pull the Christmas Eve shift are surprised when a red-suited fireman whose badge reads "Zero North" visits them. While the visitor is getting comfortable, an alarm sounds and the men rush off to save a burning furniture store. On their return, they find that Ol' Sergeant Nick left presents for everyone, including a shiny new pumper. Another takeoff on Clement C. Moore's Christmas standard, this picture book reads awkwardly and haltingly. Some of the rhymes are stilted and forced and the plot lacks imagination. Sketchy pen-and-ink and watercolor artwork accompanies the first-person text.-I. A.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Prior to the birth of her oldest daughter, author Kimbra Cutlip lived with her husband aboard their sailboat in Maryland. When young friends visited her boat and asked, "How does Santa get in?" Ms. Cutlip responded by writing Sailor’s Night Before Christmas. Now living on dry land near her boat, Ms. Cutlip works as an associate editor of Weatherwise magazine. She has also worked as an emergency medical technician.

Widely acclaimed as the South’s leading illustrator of juvenile books, James Rice is the illustrator and/or author of over sixty titles with almost two million copies in print. Rice was born on a farm in Coleman County, Texas, and currently resides in Hico, Texas. He has taught art at the grammar-school, high-school, and university levels and enjoys talking to schoolchildren across the country about writing and art.