Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house… not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…. That may be how the classic Christmas poem begins, but in Mary Engelbreit’s latest reimagining of The Night Before Christmas, it’s a family of mice that take center stage when a jolly intruder squeezes into their tiny abode and makes himself known. And though he looks like Santa—sack of toys, dressed in fur, tell-tale rosy cheeks—this isn’t the old St. Nick readers might expect! In this magical forest, a whole host of woodland animals embody the beloved characters of the famous fabled Christmas Eve.