This is a cute little short story following Tracy Beaker in her preparations for the school Christmas play, and the potential for her mum to be in the audience to see her.

There’s a lot in any story about Tracy Beaker that is quite formulaic and repetitive from other stories, but that fits in to the fact that these stories are written as if they are the diary entries for a young girl in care.

And seeing her go up against the people around her is actually an eye opening experience for looking into how young children in care do see the world.

Plus the fact that the story is set around a Christmas play really helped to get me into the festive spirit.