Book Review of The December 1st Fairy
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The December 1st Fairy
Written by Karen Charlins & Megan Jordan
Illustrated by Tammy Do
Ages: 4-6 | 32 Pages
Publisher: December 1st Fairy Enterprises, LLC (2026) | ISBN: 979-8-9975607-0-6
What to Expect: Gift-giving, problem-solving, Christmas traditions, community.
In this Christmas-themed story, readers will find a new Christmas story and a new Christmas tradition to add to their holiday repertoire.
Nutmeg the Elf is in charge of a special workshop for Santa—the workshop that makes Christmas-themed goodies. She’s sad, however, that gift-giving on Christmas Eve means these treats can only be enjoyed for a few days before the holiday is over. So, Nutmeg petitions Santa for a new tradition—one of giving Christmas-themed gifts all through the month of December! Santa thinks it’s a wonderful idea, and he puts Nutmeg in charge. Her new role—The December 1st Fairy—involves delivering Christmas-themed gifts all through the month of December. Now, Nutmeg can share the treasures she makes properly, and everyone can enjoy making Christmas memories all month long.
Nutmeg is a kind, hard-working, and inventive elf, and readers will enjoy imagining her visiting their house all through December, leaving gifts for the family to enjoy. The bouncy rhyming text and brightly colored red, white, and green illustrations perfectly evoke holiday spirit and make this story perfect for shared reading to set the Christmas mood in place. At the end of the book, an FAQs page provides tips on how families can make the December 1st fairy a part of their own family holiday tradition.
Fun and inventive, The December 1st Fairy is perfect for getting any family excited about holiday memory-making.
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About the Authors
Karen Charlins is the co-author of The December 1st Fairy, based on her own creation of a beloved family Christmas tradition that has delighted her children and grandchildren for more than forty years. Inspired by her lifelong love of Christmas, Karen and her adult daughter, Megan Jordan, wrote her debut picture book to encourage families to create meaningful holiday memories together. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Randy, and their miniature Goldendoodle, Lucy.
Megan Jordan is an award-winning producer, children’s book author, and co-author of The December 1st Fairy, written with her mother, Karen Charlins. Inspired by Karen’s beloved family Christmas tradition, Megan helped bring the magical story of Nutmeg to life for a new generation of readers. A member of the Producers Guild of America, she has spent more than two decades working in film and television on productions including The Afterparty, Our Flag Means Death, Animal Kingdom, and Spider-Noir. Megan holds an MLIS and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and two dogs, Malcolm and Ginny.
Learn more at www.december1stfairy.com.
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