The Nutcracker
By: E.T.A. Hoffmann ; illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger ; retold by Susanne Koppe ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Contributors: Zwerger, Lisbeth, ill.; Bell, Anthea.; Hoffmann, E. T. A. 1776-1822.
Publisher: North-South Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Fairy tales; Toys -- Fiction; Christmas -- Fiction; Fairy tales
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 a boy from an evil curse.
Notes: "A Michael Neugebauer book."