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Nutcracker has been my favorite for almost 25 years. I bought this for my granddaughter
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The Nutcracker Ballet
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This beautifully illustrated adaptation of the Nutcracker delivers timeless magic and wonder right to your fingertips. A paperback edition offers front-row tickets to this beloved holiday tradition.
It's Christmas Eve in 19th century Europe. And on this magical evening, young Clara's eccentric godfather has given her a beautiful wooden nutcracker.
As midnight strikes, Clara's wooden toy transforms into a handsome prince, and Christmas quickly becomes even more enchanting. The prince takes Clara on a romantic overnight adventure into a dream world of delicacies called the Land of Sweets.
Clara's adventure ends as she wakes up snuggly tucked in her bed. As she embraces her nutcracker, she realizes that the best part of Christmas...is the magic it brings.
It's Christmas Eve in 19th century Europe. And on this magical evening, young Clara's eccentric godfather has given her a beautiful wooden nutcracker.
As midnight strikes, Clara's wooden toy transforms into a handsome prince, and Christmas quickly becomes even more enchanting. The prince takes Clara on a romantic overnight adventure into a dream world of delicacies called the Land of Sweets.
Clara's adventure ends as she wakes up snuggly tucked in her bed. As she embraces her nutcracker, she realizes that the best part of Christmas...is the magic it brings.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 1,1995
This edition
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32 pages, Paperback
- Published
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October 1, 2002 by Scholastic Paperbacks
- ISBN
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9780439081856
- ASIN
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0439081858
- Language
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English
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I like the nutcracker ballet as long as I am not watching it. The book was cool though.
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A Christmas childhood favorite.
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I've had this book for a very long time. It's always come in second to my golden book edition of the story, but I reread it with my sister before we went to see the Nashville ballet perform The Nutcracker live (which was AH-MAZING! by the way!!) and I was impressed more than I remembered. I mean, I love the story, obviously, but I haven't read this rendition of it since I was a little girl. The illustrations are actually very vibrant and colorful and the story is fun and magical as always. I especially liked the music ribbon wrapped around the texts in the land of sweets when the dancing began. It shows the different dances in the ballet, too, which is kind of unique for a book, I think. The narration is different and adds another layer to the book that makes it its own. Also, I really like Drosselmeier hiding on the clock XD
Re-read: 12.14.19
Re-read: 12.14.19
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This was a fun one this Christmas. First we watched the ballet, then the girls danced to the music themselves, then we read the book (that probably should have been first), then Santa brought them their own Nutcrackers for Christmas.
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Read IT ! jvjsbvboibujsbjnjbfvis bsnjsndj
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I think I've read this book every year at Christmastime since I got it in 2002. It's delightful, and full of energy and imagination. It's perfect for Christmas Eve. Read again 12/24/15
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Another one with gorgeous illustrations! It was another favorite of mine, actually :) We borrowed several versions from the library so we could know the story before going to see the performance.
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