Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier : The Little January Man by Cornell Landry, Illustrated by Sean Gautreaux

This is the story of Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier :  The Little January Man.  When Santa disappears he steps onto the scene, for 7 days, to play with all the toys that Santa has left for all the girls and boys. He loves to move the toys around to try to hide them from the children.  A favorite place to hide them is in the kitchen sink. This little prankster is a hungry one, so parents and children will make him goodies each night to leave underneath the tree.  When they wake each morning, the plates will be licked clean.  On New Years Eve, to show thanks for all of the goodies, and for all the fun and play, the children's stockings will be stuffed when they wake on New Years Day.