The 2011 New York Times #1 best seller THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS illustrated by Charles Santore is now translated for a French edition.From renowned illustrator Charles Santore, a keepsake edition of the holiday classic is now translated into French. Since it was first published in 1823, this classic poem has enchanted children with the story of St. Nicholas climbing down the chimney and filling all the stockings before springing back to his sleigh. Many families read the poem every year, and now they can do so in French.