The Nutcracker: A Christmas Treasury Pop-Up Book [Hardcover]

E. T. A. Hoffmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

"A classic, new and complete. One of the ten best illustrated children's books of the year."
-- New York Times Book Review

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.

Maurice Sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Christmas production of Nutcracker and created even more magnificent pictures especially for this book. He joined with the eminent translator Ralph Manheim to produce this illustrated edition of Hoffmann's wonderful tale, destined to become a classic for all ages.

The world of Nutcracker is a world of pleasures. Maurice Sendak's art illuminates the delights of Hoffmann's story in this rich and tantalizing treasure.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A classic, new and complete. One of the ten best illustrated children's books of the year."
-- New York Times Book Review

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.

Maurice Sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Christmas production of Nutcracker and created even more magnificent pictures especially for this book. He joined with the eminent translator Ralph Manheim to produce this illustrated edition of Hoffmann's wonderful tale, destined to become a classic for all ages.

The world of Nutcracker is a world of pleasures. Maurice Sendak's art illuminates the delights of Hoffmann's story in this rich and tantalizing treasure. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983, Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution of arts in America.

Ralph Manheim, translator of Grimm's Fairy Tales and many other works, was a renowned German-language translator. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 12 pages
• Publisher: Thurman House Llc (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589891007
• ISBN-13: 978-1589891005
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,096,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Magical Performance of the Story, November 16, 2004

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Alan Craig (Grand Junction,CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nutcracker (Audio Cassette)

Chistopher Plummer's performance of E.T.A. Hoffman's story "

The Nutcrakcer and the Mouse King" is pure magic. He creates all

the voices for the characters and also narrates the story too.

Tchaikovsky's music is heard in the background done by Michael

Tilson Thomas and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, in a

very good perfomance of excerpts from the ballet. Mr Plummers

reading is warm, involving, witty, and never boring. It would be

nice if this audio book were re-issued and released on CD, or

perhaps Audible.com could stock it on their web site.

The Translation by Ralph Manheim is quite good and easy on the

ear. The book version with illistrations by Maurice Sendak is

a classic and a must for every bookshelf. This audio book is a

must for everyones library too.