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Retells the story of Clara, who receives a magic nutcracker as a Christmas gift from her godfather, a tale based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffman that inspired the famous Tchaikovsky ballet
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³The Nutcracker² has enthralled children for more than a century. As the lights go down and the curtain is raised to reveal a perfect Christmas scene, every child can see at last what really happens when the house is asleep and the toys come alive. David Freeman retells the story of Clara, the brave little girl who saves the wounded Nutcracker doll from the wicked Mouse King, while Joanna Isles¹ vibrant characters dance across the page, with every scene exquisitely framed in an elaborate border. A jewel of a book that children will treasure. DISTRIBUTOR: Trafalgar Square Books
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An uninspiring version of the famous ballet is decorated, not illustrated, with undue attention on borders, designs, and patterns, painted in attenuated variants of candy colors, and characters and action in the background. Freeman proceeds as if readers are as familiar with the story as he is, stating that Clara and her brother, Fritz, watch ``in awe and amazement as the guests arrived.'' Nothing awesome appears in the text or in the pictures; that page portrays two silly-looking guests in disastrous parodies of party attire, along with a child who turns out to be Clara (almost out of the frame) and Fritz nowhere to be found; ribbons and confetti fill all of the small scene's space, yet fail to depict anything extraordinary. The events of the narrative are not well-portrayed; instead, one small action is usually the focus and the rest of the page is filled with ornamentation. The book tells the story adequately for those on the way to the ballet, but the charm of Isles's work for A Proper Tea (1989) is lost on this one. (Picture book. 5-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherTrafalgar Square
- ISBN 10 1857935454
- ISBN 13 9781857935455
- BindingHardcover
- IllustratorIsles Joanna
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