an African-American version Rosales, Melodye. creator text New York Scholastic 1996 monographic eng 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Presents a turn-of-the-century black family’s encounter with St. Nick as he delivers his presents before flying off into the night. retold and illustrated by Melodye Rosales. "Based on the original poem, A visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement C. Moore." n-us--- African American families Juvenile poetry Santa Claus Juvenile poetry Christmas Juvenile poetry Children’s poetry, American African Americans Poetry Santa Claus Poetry Christmas Poetry American poetry Narrative poetry PS3568.O738 T93 1996 811/.54 Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 0590739441 95053236 DLC 030529 20190501172716.0 3508431