"Not a Creature Was Stirring" invites readers into the uncanny morning stillness of holiday suburbia, where deflated Christmas inflatables—symbols of joy by night—become poignant sculptures. Over several years in her Southern California neighborhood, Christianne Élise transforms these figures into reflections on performance, vulnerability, and the theatricality of American life. What starts as a witty visual feast evolves into a heartfelt meditation on exhaustion and the contrast between festive displays and daily reality. With quiet humor and warmth, this book reveals how even the most familiar seasonal symbols can uncover gentle, human truths, inspiring us to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary.