Author: Keith Brockett Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 1634704282 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
In The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas preparations for a doomed stage production of the classic ballet goes from terribly bad to ridiculously worse. Sick stagehands, renegade cats, and crashing Christmas trees have everyone sure that the show won't go on. But it's Christmas Eve and help is on the way! Told in verse with wonderful whimsical illustrations, this story hits all the right notes for holiday reading.
Author: John Robert Allman Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0593181174 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 22
Book Description
Get a front-row seat and experience the excitement of opening night as young dancers prepare for a performance of The Nutcracker. This festive holiday picture book, created in partnership with American Ballet Theatre, is a perfect gift for young readers and dance fans. ’Twas the night before The Nutcracker and, sleepless in their beds, these budding ballet dancers are rehearsing in their heads. Children who dream of dancing in The Nutcracker will love this magical illustrated holiday story, told in the tradition of "The Night Before Christmas." Four young girls and boys experience the thrills of auditions, rehearsals, costume fittings, and finally the big event: opening night! It's a behind-the-scenes peek that will delight young dancers. An afterword with original costume illustrations by Tony Award winner Richard Hudson makes this keepsake picture book both aspirational and informative.
Author: E. T. A. Hoffman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1631583638 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
On Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie and her eight-year-old brother Fritz anxiously await their Christmas gifts. When their godfather—a clock builder and toymaker—arrives, he unveils an ornate clockwork castle adorned with whirling figurines for the children. While Fritz plays with the clock, Marie is taken aside and given another gift—a nutcracker. After Fritz grabs the nutcracker from Marie and breaks its jaw by cracking too many nuts, their playtime ends and they head off to bed. When the clock strikes twelve, magic makes its way into this enduring tale and an epic battle ensues. This timeless classic, featuring all-new full-color and black-and-white illustrations by artist Arkady Roytman and abridged text by Gina Gold, is the perfect story to get anyone in the holiday spirit!
Author: Clement Clarke Moore Publisher: ISBN: 9781742371030 Category : Christmas stories Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
This beautiful hardcover book includes 2 well-loved Christmas tales: the original poem of 'The Night Before Christmas' and a retelling of 'The Nutcracker'. Children will be entranced by the 'changing window' illustrations which slide to reveal a new image. Susanna Lockheart's beautiful watercolour illustrations perfectly complement these classic stories. Flip the page to transform a scene of Santa filling stockings with gifts to a child gazing up in the chimney in wonder, or a banquet scene to one of Clara dancing with her Nutcracker Prince. A book to treasure.
Author: Jan Brett Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 059310983X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 19
Book Description
Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven. When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. "He looks like a real boy," she mused. "A real boy with a secret, who came from far away." This feeling is only the beginning of the epic adventure she goes on with the Nutcracker—into the cabinet, through the battle with the mice, and finally to the magical land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Jan Brett makes this classic her own by setting it in snowy Russia and adding whimsical touches to the favorite elements of the traditional ballet. Enjoying this book will be an instant Christmas tradition for families who love the ballet and those new to the story. As perfect a gift as Jan Brett's classics The Mitten and The Night Before Christmas.
Author: Eve Bunting Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618051502 Category : Ballet Languages : en Pages : 38
Book Description
Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes to The Nutcracker with her grandfather who shares the memories of the special day he had when he took Allie's mother to her first performance of the ballet.
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