The Nutcracker: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids - Hardcover

Jeffers, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060743867 ISBN 13: 9780060743864

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

[ { By Jeffers, Susan ( Author ) THE NUTCRACKER Sep-25-2007 Hardcover } ]

About this title

Review:

"{Jeffers's] romantic, detail-rich illustrations are based on the Balanchine ballet...Jeffers offers a satisfying extension"--The Horn Book

"Energetic and child-friendly...Jeffers's soft watercolors...capture both the drama of the classic story and the elegance of choreography."--Publishers Weekly

"Jeffers' lush watercolors...will wholly satisfy families...this treatment will earn curtain calls galore."--ALA Booklist

"Skillfully retold with just a few lines of text per page...an excellent introduction to the ballet for younger children."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About the Author:

Susan Jeffers is a New York Times bestselling artist who has won the ABBY Award from the American Booksellers Association and a Caldecott Honor from the American Library Association. Her work has been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Her books have sold millions of copies and have been published around the world. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Visit her online at www.susanjeffersart.com.

Susan Jeffers is a New York Times bestselling artist who has won the ABBY Award from the American Booksellers Association and a Caldecott Honor from the American Library Association. Her work has been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Her books have sold millions of copies and have been published around the world. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Visit her online at www.susanjeffersart.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060743867
• ISBN 13: 9780060743864
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Jeffers Susan