The Nutcracker in Harlem
By: by T.E. McMorrow ; illustrated by James Ransome
Contributors: Ransome, James, illustrator; Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780061175985; 9780061175992
Subjects: Adaptations; Nutcrackers (Implements); African American families; Family life; Fiction; Juvenile fiction; African Americans; Christmas; Dreams; History
Description: In Harlem in the 1920s, in the middle of a family Christmas party, Marie receives a nutcracker from her Uncle Cab, which leads to a marvelous dream in this resetting of E.T.A. Hoffmann's familiar tale. Includes historical notes.
Notes: Ages 4-8.