A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids | Hardcover | JUVENILE FICTION/Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent Marilyn Singer, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrated by) Series: Tallulah It’s Christmastime, and Tallulah finally gets what she’s been wishing for—a part in a real ballet, a professional production of The Nutcracker. She’s only a mouse, but she works as hard as if she had been cast as the Sugar Plum Fairy. On the night of the show, everything is perfect. But then disaster strikes! Does Tallulah have what it takes to become a real ballerina? A well-told story, gorgeous illustrations, and a beloved character conspire to make a positively magical Christmas book.