Join us on Dec. 6 at 11 am for a reading from Author Michael J. Caduto!

Title: Enchanted Night Before Christmas

Author: Michael J. Caduto

Illustrator: Igor Kovyar

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (An imprint of Arcadia Publishing)

ISBN: 9781455628506

Synopsis: 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 Bio: 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/co-author of the best-selling Keepers of the Earth series. 

Illustrator Bio: Igor Kovyar started drawing at the age of five and went on to receive a classical education in painting and drawing at the St. Petersburg School of Arts. Igor now works as a freelance illustrator, drawing and painting for magazines, books, advertising, and private commissions. He has illustrated more than 30 children’s books, including The NeverEnd Friend, The Magic Clock, and Nothing Kingdom.