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gitanita's review against another edition
4.0
A young girl Maria and her brother Fred get different gifts each Christmas by an eccentric Godfather Drosselmeier, who also happens to be a watchmaker. On this particular Christmas, they receive a figurine of an ugly little man who cracks nuts with his jaws. Fred manages to break Nutcrackers jaw and Maria "nurses" him. During the night, the Nutcracker comes to life and leads an army of toys into battle against the evil seven-headed Mouse King.
This is the original work upon which the famous Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker was created. I have to admit that my only reference to the story is the Barbie in the Nutcracker animated movie, which is to this day one of my favourite movies and one I watch every year during Christmas-time.
This is the original work upon which the famous Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker was created. I have to admit that my only reference to the story is the Barbie in the Nutcracker animated movie, which is to this day one of my favourite movies and one I watch every year during Christmas-time.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
I am a fan of Niroot’s artwork. He uses beautiful colors, very rich and deep. The people are all black like a shadow and other objects like the clock are blocked out black. It’s like seeing shadows of important things projected on a scene. I don’t know why that works, but it works well. There are plenty of details in this one.
I adore the Nutcracker. It takes me back to my years playing in the orchestra pit for the ballet. Those are some of my best memories. I loved playing that score. I was the piccolo player and toward the end there is this run the piccolo has that is high and the line is the glory of the ballet. I loved playing that part. I could play in tune which is a must and I had a sweet sound. Anyway, I’m nostalgic.
The adaptation of the book is nice and reads well. There is a beautiful pop-up on the last page when Clara comes to the castle. It’s wonderful.
The nephew has seen the Nutcracker with us and he thinks it’s rather boring after the battle with the rats is over. He enjoyed the pop-up and the rat battle and the rest he was putting his feet on the wall and not paying attention. He gave it 3 stars.
I adore the Nutcracker. It takes me back to my years playing in the orchestra pit for the ballet. Those are some of my best memories. I loved playing that score. I was the piccolo player and toward the end there is this run the piccolo has that is high and the line is the glory of the ballet. I loved playing that part. I could play in tune which is a must and I had a sweet sound. Anyway, I’m nostalgic.
The adaptation of the book is nice and reads well. There is a beautiful pop-up on the last page when Clara comes to the castle. It’s wonderful.
The nephew has seen the Nutcracker with us and he thinks it’s rather boring after the battle with the rats is over. He enjoyed the pop-up and the rat battle and the rest he was putting his feet on the wall and not paying attention. He gave it 3 stars.
tatyr's review against another edition
5.0
This version of the classic tale is retold in 5 fairly short chapters with absolutely beautiful full page illustrations. Definitely a keeper in our Christmas book collection.
kaetlin's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love this book and the illustrations are just gorgeous!
tiny_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good! I go to the Ballet every year, and because it is almost Christmas and I needed 1 more book, I decided to read it just for fun. Classic story, and very festive.
nes166's review against another edition
4.0
Really lovely, though the adults did look awfully alike!
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