This is the season of "The Nutcracker" and your little ballerina may dream of dancing the role of Clara. Books to feed those dreams:

* "Angelina Ballerina" by Katharine Holabird

* "The Little Ballerina" by Katherine K. Ross

* "I Wear My Tutu Everywhere" by Wendy C. Lewison

* "Shoes of Satin, Ribbons of Silk: Tales From the Ballet" AntoniBarber, editor

* "Little Ballerinas" by Ann Morris

* "Lili at Ballet" by Rachel Isadora

* "Degas & the Little Dancer" by Laurence Anholt

* "Alicia's Tutu" by Robin Pulver

- Courtesy Barnes & Noble

Pub Date: 12/16/98