Author: Anna MILBOURNE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474915557
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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One magical Christmas night, a little girl's Nutcracker doll comes to life! Peep through the pages to follow their adventures in this enchanting book, with delicate cutaways, flaps to lift and stunning illustrations from Karl James Mountford. A beautiful way to introduce children to the classic fairytale.
Author: Anna Milbourne
Publisher: Usborne
ISBN: 9780794543808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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"In this beautifully illustrated hide-and-seek book, children can "spot" the reindeer through a hole on each page... but when they turn the page it isn't the reindeer at all! Very young children will love searching for the elusive reindeer, and all the charming details and other animals they discover along the way."
Author: Emma Helbrough
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474904947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Clara's adventure begins on Christmas Eve with an amazing present - a magic doll. Soon she is flying in a sleigh to the Land of Sweets where she meets the Sugarplum Fairy... An enchanting retelling of the classic story, written for children beginning to read alone. "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
Author: E.T.A. Hoffmann
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473557992
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Hoffmann's classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalised by Tchaikovsky's ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator, Sanna Annuka. On Christmas Eve, Fritz and Marie excitedly await the arrival of Godfather Drosselmeier and the marvellous gifts he brings for them every year. When Marie discovers a curious nutcracker doll among the presents, she suddenly finds herself caught up in an age-old battle before being transported to a magical world of sugar-frosted castles, chocolate kings, and true love. Sanna Annukka is familiar to many from her collaborations with Marimekko and her artwork for Keane's album, Under the Iron Sea. The Nutcracker is her third book project. This cloth-bound edition combines the charm of Hoffmann's original nineteenth-century tale with the freshness of Sanna Annuka's gorgeous illustrations. A beautiful gift to give and receive.
Author: Lara Bryan
Publisher: Peep Inside
ISBN: 9781474968836
Category : Fire engines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An action-packed non-fiction book exploring the inner workings of a fire engine. Nee naw, nee naw! The fire engine is here to save the day. Peep into the cab, roll out the hoses and slide out the ladder to find out how it works. Truck-obsessed toddlers will love all the details to spot, flaps to lift and holes to peep through. An exciting introduction to some of the people who help us.
Author: Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : German fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Author: Mary Engelbreit
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062387790
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
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It is the night before Christmas! When Marie receives a handsome wooden Nutcracker from her dear uncle, she's thrilled. But under the richly decorated tree that night, something magical happens . . . and when her toy Nutcracker transforms into a handsome Prince, Marie is whisked off to Toyland for a winter adventure she'll never forget! The Nutcracker is one of the world's favorite holiday stories, and Mary Engelbreit offers her vision of that joyful night, creating a picture book filled with movement and vibrant detail that even the youngest child will enjoy.
Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006268440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Wicked returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him. Hiddensee: An island of white sandy beaches, salt marshes, steep cliffs, and pine forests north of Berlin in the Baltic Sea, an island that is an enchanting bohemian retreat and home to a large artists' colony-- a wellspring of inspiration for the Romantic imagination . . . Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked and to Wonderland in After Alice, Maguire now takes us to the realms of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffmann-- the enchanted Black Forest of Bavaria and the salons of Munich. Hiddensee imagines the backstory of the Nutcracker, revealing how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how he guided an ailing girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a Christmas Eve. At the heart of Hoffmann's mysterious tale hovers Godfather Drosselmeier-- the ominous, canny, one-eyed toy maker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky's fairy tale ballet-- who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter. But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism ties to Hellenic mystery-cults-- a fascination with death and the afterlife-- and ponders a profound question: How can a person who is abused by life, shortchanged and challenged, nevertheless access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless? Ultimately, Hiddensee offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress on a dark winter evening, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized, has something precious to share.
Author: Anna Milbourne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409599111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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The classic fairy tale brought right up to date for a modern audience with beautiful illustrations and fine laser-cut holes and cutaways which add depth and drama. Young children will love looking at the details in this book - both in the illustrations and in the peep-throughs and flaps - and sharing and talking about it with a grown-up. Second in a new series which takes the format of the bestselling 'Peep Inside' non-fiction series and applies it to much-loved fairy tales.
Author: Anna Milbourne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474948555
Category : Beans
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Once upon a time, Jack climbed a giant beanstalk and found his fortune... Peep through the pages to follow Jack's adventures in this magical book, with delicate cutaway scenes, flaps to lift and stunning illustrations from Davide Ortu. A beautiful way to introduce children to the classic fairytale.
