

Behold the frightful Mouse King, the elegant Sugar Plum fairies, and the entire Land of Sweets in this dazzling, gorgeously illustrated holiday classic. This is The Nutcracker as you've never seen it beforeMakes a lovely keepsake and gift.Join Marie, Fritz, and the intriguing Nutcracker himself on a magical Christmas Eve adventure. "item_description" : "New York Times bestselling artist and Caldecott Honor winner Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcracker as only she can-with lavish illustrations, magnificent detail, a glitter-brushed cover, and enchanting holiday scenes on every page. We hope you will find your new favorite among the many books to choose from below."item_author" : , While the story remains mostly unchanged throughout the selection, the illustrations vary widely from pop-up features, to watercolor paints, and pencil sketches. I want to give particular mention to the beautiful illustrations in the books in this list. In this list you will find our favorite renditions of the beloved, classic tale of "The Nutcracker." We have board books for little fans, ages 0-2, many picture books for those 3-6, (and all ages!) as well as some cleverly written chapter books for our middle school age friends. Circling back to its beginnings, we are finding many children's books about "The Nutcracker" story that have been illustrated with the original text by Hoffman and even many more that have been re-written or summarized.

As many stories do, (especially ones of this age!) this one too has evolved into a most famous ballet known simply as, "The Nutcracker." Perhaps, it is more particularly liked and adored because of a score written by the well-known composer, Tchaikovsky. Hoffmann was written over 200 years ago in 1816. "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.
