Nutcracker has been my favorite for almost 25 years. I bought this for my granddaughter

I like the nutcracker ballet as long as I am not watching it. The book was cool though.

A Christmas childhood favorite.

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

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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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

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.

I *adore* this story.

Read for Composer/Musical study to little sisters and brother, they loved the outline of the story, and the pictures especially.

Have had a hard time finding a good version for my kindergartner before her Nutcracker ballet. This one works best for now.

This gorgeously illustrated book tells the story of the Nutcracker ballet in a magical and kid friendly way. Children will delight in hearing how Clara’s godfather presents her with a magical nutcracker who saves her from the mouse king and then whisks her off to his kingdom in the land of sweets where he transforms into a prince. Parents will hear the music to the ballet ringing in their heads as they read and enjoy the pictures with their children.