Marie receives a wooden nutcracker for Christmas. When she goes to sleep she dreams that it turns into a prince who takes her on an adventure. Was it really a dream?
"For the first time, this beloved holiday story is told based on George Balanchine's quintessential production.
Janet Schulman, E.T.A. Hoffmann. The artist wishes m thank Maggie ... No part of this bo< The nutcracker / by IM A. Hoffmann r *[1J by J.n.L Sclu.lman □ illustrarcd by Rene* Graef. p cm. some prince. ISBN 0-06-0278 1 4-5 — ISBN ...
New York Times bestselling artist Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcracker unlike any that has gone before, with a lovely spare text based on the ballet. This is the perfect gift to share with children before they see The Nutcracker.
In the story young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.
Deborah Hautzig. Hundreds of tiny candles twinkled like stars, and all sorts of sparkling ornaments and delicious things to eat hung from the branches. Under the tree were so many presents that the children didn't know what to look at ...
Set in wintry Russia, this classic Christmas fantasy features young Marie experiencing the magic of toys and animals and the Snow Princess coming to life.
Faithful to the original score, this delightful arrangement by Sergey Taneyev and the composer himself renders the entire ballet in a style both idiomatic to the piano and specially designed to be relatively easy to play.
This quintessential holiday tale is brought to vivid life by debut picture book author T. E. McMorrow and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator James Ransome.
The nicely balanced text (not too much, not too little) captures all the best moments and sets the stage for Alison Jay's richly imagined art.
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without The Nutcracker! This beautiful book, which includes a fully orchestrated CD of the score, invites children to dance, prance, and relive the ballet long after the tree comes down.