World Famous Comics: Librarian's Night Before Christmas (Night Before Christmas Series)
Librarian's Night Before Christmas (Night Before Christmas Series)
By: David Davis Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Pelican Publishing Company Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: February 01, 2007 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Book Description: Due to low staffing, a librarian must spend her Christmas Eve stacking the shelves at a library in desperate need of renovations. After the strain of a long night that has left her feeling "like Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol," she is pleasantly surprised to see Santa and his elves coming to her rescue in a red bookmobile. Santa helps out by signing Newbery winners and starred Caldecotts and then reads to the children. His elves, eager to help, stock the library shelves with Hawthorne, Steinbeck, Millay, and Hemingway and then replace the rugs, fix leaks, and organize gifts according to the Dewey decimal system. After paying overdue library fines, Santa tells everyone, "Do one more good deed. Have a real merry Christmas--teach someone to read!"
Night Before Christmas Was bought for grandson whos mother is a librarian. It will become a xmas tradition in his house.
Well-written humor with a serious message David Davis's book is a wonderful Five-Star Christmas tribute to librarians and all the good they do all year round! For all of us who depend on libraries for our education, inspiration, and entertainment, Davis's message on supporting our libraries is both timely and serious! Libraries bring such joy and peace and love! Thank you for the beautiful illustrations, Jim Harris, and the great words, David Davis!
Delightful - but one fundamental flaw As a long-time library user, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it for the sheer enjoyment. The text flows smoothly with lovely images that will make it a delight to read out loud. I love the illustrations, too - Santa's hat cracked me up.
I also want to purchase multiple copies to send to my library's leadership as there are several zingers in there about the effect of the lessening financial support for libraries.
As a librarian, though, I see that this book reflects a major problem of librarianship today - it does not recognize that a library is much more than a warehouse for books. (For that reason, I've knocked one star off the rating.)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF A LIBRARY IS TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES. By whatever means legally possible. Print, non-print, electronic, programs, outreach, whatever.
Our young people in particular do not limit themselves to learning from books. They learn from everything around them, using whatever method they can find. Yes, this includes websites and Wikipedia, but it also includes looking for experts (people) in blogs, discussing issues in chat rooms, creating and sharing videos with friends, and learning life skills from gaming. (Failed and died? Pick up and start again. Can't do it alone? Put together a team and lead them to success.)
They take this attitude of curiosity to every aspect of their lives, seeking better, faster ways to find quality information. (Need to get an answer to a question? Text message your local librarian.)
Libraries can and do provide access to all of these methods and more. The problem of the lack of funding that is illustrated so clearly in the book is important, but it should have been related to the effect on all library services instead of harkening back to the library of our youth. We are that library - but we are also much, much more.
Thank you for a delightful book, Mr. Davis, but go explore your local library a little deeper.
Delightful! This is a must have for those who love books and libraries. I shared it with the school librarian and she was delighted!
Every library needs a Santa! A friend of mine gave me the Librarian's Night Before Christmas as a birthday gift and I found myself living every moment of the story. What librarian wouldn't want Santa and his elves to bestow much needed gifts upon the library?!
As a librarian, I totally could relate to this story. It is well written and even though it is entertaining, it isn't "too" cutesy. This book reads easy and is packed full of wonderful illustrations that captivates my 8 year old every time we read the story together.
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