The nutcracker
By: Ernst Hoffmann ; adapted by David Clement-Davies ; illustrated by James Mayhew.
Contributors: Mayhew, James, 1964- ill.; Hoffmann, E. T. A. 1776-1822.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Eyewitness classics
Publisher: DK Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Fairy tales.
Description: After hearing how the toy nutcracker that she and her brother received for Christmas got his ugly face, Marie helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.