The nutcracker
By: retold by Stephanie Spinner ; illustrated by Peter Malone.
Contributors: Malone, Peter, 1953- ill.; Hoffmann, E. T. A. 1776-1822.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780375844645; 9780375944642
Subjects: Fairy tales; Christmas -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves the nutcracker and sees him change into a handsome prince.
Notes: "With a fully orchestrated CD of the Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky music."