Cajun Night Before Christmas Author:Trosclair, Howard Jacobs (Editor), James Rice (Illustrator) More than twenty-five years after its first appearance, "Cajun Night Before Christmas" has become a modern classic that has sold more than 490,000 copies and has served as the model for Pelican's ongoing, best-selling "Night Before Christmas series." — The formula that started this success story is surprisingly simple: tak... more »e the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou, dress Santa Claus in muskrat "from his head to his toes," pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is a delightful twist on an old and familiar tale. It is Christmas on the bayou.« less