‘Twas the last day of December,
What we call New Year’s Eve,
A whole year had flown by,
It was hard to believe.
So begins The Night Before New Year’s by Natasha Wing. Written in verse, it is the story of a family who plan a New Year’s family party with special privileges for the kids to stay awake long enough to greet the New Year. Even family games and a late-night walk aren’t enough to keep the kids from getting sleepy. The narrator, one of the two children, also struggles with deciding on a New Year resolution. Both problems are solved when the narrator awakes in broad daylight and resolves to stay awake next New Year’s Eve. Amy Wummer’s cheerful illustrations add to the fun of reading this book.
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