Santa Claus's reindeer colored lithographic illustrations, was published by William B. Gilley as a small paperback book entitled "The Children's Friend: A New-Year's Present, to the Little Ones from Five to Twelve". The 1823 poem by Clement C. Moore "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas") is largely credited for the contemporary Christmas lore that includes eight named reindeer. The relevant segment of the poem reads: When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny rein-deer, with a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it
Rosemary Clement-Moore Rosemary Clement-Moore Rosemary Clement-Moore is an American author. She is a native Texan, who has previously worked as a telephone operator, Chuck E. Cheese costumed character, ranch hand, dog groomer, wedding singer, hair model, actress, stage-hand, director, and playwright. Her debut novel, "Prom Dates from Hell", was published by Delacorte Press in 2007. It is the first in the Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil series. Other books in the Maggie Quinn series are "Hell Week", published in 2008, and "Highway to Hell", published in 2009. The first two books, "Prom Dates from Hell" and "Hell Week" were combined into a