Illus. in full color. In simple, clear language, children can follow the story of the Christmas ballet themselves, from the opening Christmas Eve party scene to the closing scene in which Marie and her Nutcracker prince bid farewell to the Land of the Sweets.

Deborah Hautzig is the author of the popular Little Witch books as well as many other Step into Reading titles. She is also the author of the bestselling novel Second Star to the Right. She lives in New York.Carolyn Ewing is an author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of her titles are?Parables For Kids: Eight Contemporary Stories Based on Best-Loved Bible Parables, It's Thanksgiving Day (Hello Reader!, Level 1), Little Trains Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books), and Girls from America's Past (Sticker Styles).