Enchanted Night Before Christmas -- Michael Caduto, Hardcover

The Sherman family does not have very much, but they take good care of one another and are generous to others, making gingerbread cookies as holiday gifts and carefully decorating them to look like friends and neighbors. Then, one Christmas Eve, after the family returns home from delivering their gifts, and everyone falls fast asleep, something magical stirs, born in a star of snow, that will change their holiday, and their lives, forever. Inspired by a real rural tradition from the foothills of the Green Mountains, Enchanted Night Before Christmas is a timeless fantasy that reminds us the most powerful gifts are the ones we give away. (Includes a scrumptious gingerbread spice cookie recipe from King Arthur Baking Company.)

Author: Michael Caduto
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 11.16h x 8.85w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9781455628506
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/12/2025 pg. 1

About the Author

Michael J. Caduto is the author of more than 20 books that have been published in numerous languages, have sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide, and have received numerous awards, including the NAPPA Gold Award, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Multicultural Book Award, Aesop Prize, Skipping Stones Award, and Storytelling World Award. His children's books include Earth Tales from Around the World, The Crimson Elf, Riparia's River, In the Beginning, and A Child of God. Michael is also creator/coauthor of the best-selling Keepers of the Earth series. Learn more about Michael's books, audio and programs at:

www.p-e-a-c-e.net.

Igor Kovyar started drawing at the age of five and went on to receive a classical education in painting and drawing. Igor now works as a freelance illustrator, drawing and painting for magazines, books, advertising, and private commissions. He has illustrated more than thirty children's books, including The NeverEnd Friend, The Magic Clock, Nothing Kingdom, and The Christmas Light. His website is: www.kovyar.com