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Sometimes you just want to have the original. This is one of the earliest known English translations of E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic children's tale, "Nutcracker and Mouse-King, ' which was penned in German in 1816. While Alexandre Dumas, p re was making this story famous in... Read Full Overview

The original stories behind everyone's favorite Christmas ballet It wasn't until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcracker at Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. This eye-opening new volume presents two... Read Full Overview

Bedtime Classics: charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character-driven narratives and colorful illustration. Designed to... Read Full Overview

InNutcracker,the premier children's book illustrator of our time adds his own magic to a story that has long enchanted children and grown-ups alike. Maurice Sendak created this illustrated version of Hoffmann's wonderful tale, basing his illustrations on the sets and costumes... Read Full Overview

Originally written in the early twentieth century, the story of a little girl's love for an enchanted nutcracker has delighted generations of readers, while the Tchaikovsky ballet based on the tale has become a holiday tradition. Now young children can enjoy this beloved classic... Read Full Overview

First published in German in 1816, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse-King" is the children's fairy tale by Prussian composer and romantic author E. T. A. Hoffman that inspired Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Popularized by a French retelling by Alexandre Dumas in 1844 and immortalized... Read Full Overview

Sometimes you just want to have the original. This is one of the earliest known English translations of E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic children's tale, "Nutcracker and Mouse-King, ' which was penned in German in 1816. While Alexandre Dumas, p re was making this story famous in... Read Full Overview

One of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover editions

Mar a y Federico est n felices de celebrar la Navidad en compa a de sus pap s y su padrino Cristian. Junto al rbol navide o, la peque a encuentra a un extra o hombrecillo: el Cascanueces, quien se convertir en un gran h roe al vencer al rey de los ratones; as se gana el cari... Read Full Overview

This classic tale begins on Christmas Eve, when young Marie Stahlbaum and her siblings open their Christmas presents. One toy, a Nutcracker who looks like a soldier, soon become Marie's favourite gift. That night, the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the evil Mouse King.

Once... Read Full Overview

This 1816 story is perhaps best known as the basis for Tchaikovsky's popular ballet, but Hoffmann's holiday legend is where the spell begins. Here is the original tale of seven-year-old Marie and her beloved Nutcracker, beset by a dark mystery that surrounds this story within... Read Full Overview

Es Nochebuena en casa de los Stahlbaum y Marie y Fritz esperan ansiosos el regalo de su padrino Drosselmeier, quien todas las Navidades les sorprende con un obsequio hecho por l mismo. Este a o les ha regalado un impresionante castillo, pero los hermanos pierden pronto el inter... Read Full Overview

A Christmas Eve tradition becomes a saga of epic proportions when young Marie Stahlbaum's beloved Nutcracker defends her against the dreaded Mouse King's army. As Marie recovers after the battle, Godfather Drosselmeier relates Nutcracker's sad tale, and the compassionate girl... Read Full Overview

The original story by E.T.A. Hoffman that inspired the beloved holiday ballet, illustrated by acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger!