The Nutcracker

Unpaginated. Based on the Alexandre Dumas pere version of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. With themes from the music by Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky. Adapted and illustrated by Warren Chappell. "The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. It has retained its freshness because it appeals to the sense of wonder we all share."