Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Nutcracker retold by John Cech and Eric Puybaret - ADVISABLE

The Nutcracker retold by John Cech, illustrated by Eric Puybaret
. PICTURE BOOK. Union Square Kids, 2022 (reprint from 2009). $9 (paperback). 9781454946601

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Based on the original Nutcracker and the Mouse King story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, not the familiar ballet. This Nutcracker has more structure and makes more sense the the typical stories based on the ballet.

I own a few of Puybaret’s illustrated books – he has a unique style that I just love. The text is quite long for a picture book – so be ready for a long story time if you read this aloud. Clara and her family are German.

Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS 

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