I don’t know how other neighborhood businesses fared with last-minute shoppers today, but Santoros Books was absolutely packed when we were there this morning. That was probably because Stephanie Luckerath, Santoro’s resident storyteller, held a special Christmas Eve story time from 11 a.m. to noon.

Here’s Steph exuberantly reading Lemony Snickett’s “The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story,” while wearing her Grinch jammies. And, yes, she did some pretty enthusiastic screaming.