Big Susan is a 1947 book by Elizabeth Orton Jones

Elizabeth Orton Jones

-Early life:She was born "half past Christmas" in Highland Park, Illinois, to George Roberts Jones, a violinist, and Jessie May Orton, a pianist and a writer. Elizabeth was followed by a brother and a sister...

. It is generally considered a Christmas story by reflecting the author's love of Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

. (She was born on June 25, or, according to her, half past Christmas.)

The plot deals with the Doll family, a family of dolls that belong to Susan, or Big Susan as they call her, for she is more than double their size. One night a year (Christmas) they come to life, and a fantastical story of Christmas miracles begins.

It, along with Twig

Twig (book)

Twig is a 1942 book by Elizabeth Orton Jones. It features Twig, a little girl who turns a tomato can into a house for fairies....

, is one of Jones' most popular books. It was out of print for a few years, until the recent 55th anniversary edition came out.

Big Susan is also a character in Hedda Gabler, she lives next door to you...