Twenty-four miniature board books are nestled into 24 windows, numbered 1 through 24 and, like the peek-a-boo windows of an Advent calendar, are meant to be opened one-per-day from December 1 through Christmas Eve. Read in sequence, night after night, the full-colour four-page books and capture the magic of Marie's Christmas Eve adventures, from the entrance of the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer (Book 6) to the Nutcracker's battle with the Mouse King ( Book 15), to a thrilling celebration at the palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy ( Book19). In addition, children can use the vividly illustrated books-with gold thread loops and four different trim sizes---to hang on the family Christmas tree.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Workman Publishing .
Nan Brooks is a Chicago-based illustrator whose books include Make New Friends and Making Minestrone. Mary Packard is the coauthor of The Story of Christmas Story Book Set & Advent Calendar.
This book contains the following story:
The Nutcracker
It is Christmas Eve and the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer has arrived at Clara and Fritz's house with a special gift for Clara - a wooden nutcracker doll. The doll brings magic for when the clock strikes midnight Clara awakes to see a battle between giant mice and life-size toy soldiers, led by her valiant Nutcracker. After winning the battle, the Nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince who takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow and then to the Kingdom of Sweets.
