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Part 1: The Inspiration
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The inspiration for 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving came when a librarian in Cleveland told Dav that he should write a Thanksgiving book. So Dav began working on a parody of Clement Moore's famous poem, "The Night Before Christmas". Dav's love of animals played a major part in the creation of this story.
This was only the second picture book that Dav had ever written, and he found the job very difficult. He also endured a major setback when the first draft of his story was eaten by a bunch of cows (see the "Book Page" for this story). But after a great deal of perseverance, Dav finally finished his story. Now it was time to bring his words to life through illustrations.
Dav visited a turkey farm, took some photos, then began making full-color paintings to try and find an illustration style that would best suit the silly, yet good-hearted theme of this story. These are a few of those paintings.
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All images and text are Copyright ©1992 and 2003 by Dav Pilkey. All Rights Reserved. Except for use in a review, neither all nor part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Dav Pilkey. The only exception to this rule is if the text and images in this section are used for educational purposes. These texts and images may be printed for educational purposes, provided that the printed version is not sold, and that any image(s) and/or text from the this section are not sold, or used to raise funds, or to promote any item or entity. Basically, this means that educators may make ONE (1) copy of any or all of these images to share with a classroom if they wish, providing that the copy is not sold to anyone. Kids may print out ONE (1) copy for their own personal use if they wish. Be careful with those staplers, kids!
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