Northern Lights Book Awards

Nutcracker Night

Winner of the Arts category

Author: Mireille Messier

Illustrator: Gabrielle Grimard

Pajama Press

Simply put, Nutcracker Night is pure magic!

If you were lucky enough to attend a live performance of The Nutcracker as a child, you probably remember the wide-eyed wonderment of it all. Now you can share that enchanted evening with your little ones by reading them Nutcracker Night, the only ticket needed to be transported to a sensory and onomatopoeic delight.

Through the eyes and ears of a young girl, we experience the “Beep! Beep!” of the taxi taking her and her father to New York City’s David H. Koch Theater. We hear the swish-swish of her fancy dress and the tick, tick, tick of the conductor’s wand.

The show is about to begin. You can almost feel the excitement course through the hushed audience. Then voof! The velvet curtain opens, exposing the wooden stage where we meet Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the rest of the colorful cast. Be prepared, as you just might hear some gasps when the clock strikes twelve and the gigantic Christmas tree is revealed.

Tchaikovsky’s ballet leaps off the pages with gorgeous illustrations that will fill you up like a warm cup of cocoa. Oversized and inlaid with gold trim, this book will make a welcome introduction to the classic Christmas ballet.

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