![]() ![]() Despite the story having the potential to be incomplete for older readers, this book is sure to delight those who love the story, the ballet, or both.Ĭelebrated children's author and artist Susan Jeffers turns her attention to the ballet The Nutcracker in this lovely holiday picture-book. This is the perfect gateway book for them, and a wonderful addition to them seeing either the ballet of the film version. With it’s gentle illustrations and simplistic, to the point storyline, I would recommend this book to children who are just becoming familiar with the Nutcracker. Whether she thought these parts were unnecessary to the understanding of the story, but to me the story felt a little incomplete. On the other hand, in the process of summarizing the story for young children, the author left out about half the plot. ![]() This may seem inconsequential, but since the ballet is so well-known, beloved (and often a child’s first introduction to the story), it was a nice touch. ![]() I also appreciated that the author chose to incorporate ballet into the storyline. On the one hand, the illustrations were simply wonderful, and the author did a good job of summarizing the story for little ones to enjoy. ![]() This Nutcracker tale left me feeling very… mixed. ![]()
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