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• Bea in The Nutcracker

  Isadora, Rachel

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  A former ballerina tells the story of a very young dancer who gets the part of Clara. Includes some dance vocabulary with easy definitions.

• Charlotte and The Nutcracker

  the True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History

  Nebres, Charlotte

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  A picture book that weaves together Charlotte Nebres' life story as a young ballerina with the classic holiday tale of the Nutcracker.

• E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

  the Graphic Novel

  Andrewson, Natalie

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  Of all the gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve, only one captures Marie Stahlbaum's heart: a humble nutcracker. As midnight nears, he comes to life, revealing a fairy-tale world of magic and wonder, wicked princesses, and fierce battles--and an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

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  Young Macaulay Culkin plays the part of the prince in this famous, Broadway version of the ballet. Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars tech people) add their sparkle to the production.

• Jan Brett's The Nutcracker

  Brett, Jan, 1949-

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  Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic "The Nutcracker" are a match made in picture book heaven.

• Mary Engelbreit's Nutcracker

  Engelbreit, Mary

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  This sprightly Nutcracker is set in the past--but not so distantly. A charming re imagining.

• The Narada Nutcracker

  Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

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  A vivid, fresh orchestration of the classic score.

• The Night Before the Nutcracker

  Allman, John Robert

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  A behind-the-scenes peek at all the hard work, creativity, and excitement that leads up to the opening night performance of American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker

• The Nutcracker

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  The Royal Ballet performance from 1968, featuring the famous dancer Nureyev (a Russian defector trained at the Leningrad Ballet School) as Drosselmeyer and the Prince.

• The Nutcracker

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  The story and lively illustrations in this picture book are based on George Balanchine's New York City Ballet production.

• The Nutcracker

  Jeffers, Susan

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  Award-winning artist Susan Jeffers has created a version that is light on text, but her illustrations are full of rich detail

• The Nutcracker

  Schulman, Janet

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  There is more to The Nutcracker story than what appears on stage. Find out why the Nutcracker and the Mouse King had such a rivalry. Based on Hoffman's "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice," Janet Schulman's illustrations add just the right…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nutcracker

  Spinner, Stephanie

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  Stephanie Spinner's version tells the whole on-stage story, and Peter Malone's fanciful illustrations draw children right in.

• The Nutcracker Ballet

  Vagin, Vladimir Vasilʹevich, 1937-

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  The beautiful, detailed drawings are the best part of this book.

• The Nutcracker Comes to America

  How Three Ballet-loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

  Barton, Chris

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  William, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three boys from Utah, became entranced with dance and eventually learned of The Nutcracker from Russian immigrants. They put on the first production in America during World War II.

• The Nutcracker

  Highlights

  Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

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  Only in the mood for a bit of Nutcracker? Try the Berlin Symphony's Highlights CD.

• Nutcracker in Harlem

  McMorrow, T. E.

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  In the 1920s, young Marie receives a nutcracker from her Uncle Cab and dreams a marvelous fantasy - set in Harlem.

• The Nutcracker Mice

  Kladstrup, Kristin

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  It's 1892, and, beneath the stage of the Imperial Russian ballet, the Russian Mouse Ballet Company practice their own version of The Nutcracker.

• Nutcracker Night

  Messier, Mireille, 1971-

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  If you have a little one going to see The Nutcracker or enjoying viewing it at home, this sensory-filled storybook is just the ticket.

• Tallulah's Nutcracker

  Singer, Marilyn

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  Tallulah loves all sorts of dancing--there's a whole set of books about her love of dancing. In this one, she is happy to be cast as a mouse in The Nutcracker, but she needs to take her performance even further when the unexpected happens.