The Woodland Nutcracker - Softcover

Avril Tyrrell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857141989 ISBN 13: 9781857141986

Publisher: Ragged Bears, 1999

Synopsis

A children's Christmas classic about a Nutcracker Bear, his battle with the field mice, and a fantastical voyage to the palace of Ursa Major. Light and evocative, the prose remains true to the original Nutcracker story.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A great addition to any Christmas collection.

From the Inside Flap:

It is Christmas Eve in the forest and bear clubs Clara and Peter have been busy all day helping their parents prepare for the evening's festivities. Finally, it is time to open Grandpa's hand-made gifts from his workshop. There are dancing puppets on strings, colourful tin soldiers, and, most splendid of all, a handsome carved Nutcracker Bear.

When Clara can't sleep that night, she tiptoes downstairs intending to bring Nutcracker Bear upstairs with her. But, when she enters the moonlit room, she is astonished to find herself in the midst of a battle between the field mice and Nutcracker, leading his army of tin soldiers. As Calra calls a Christmas truce, Nutcracker grows before her eyes into a live fur-and-claws bear. He takes her hand in his and leads her on a fantastical voyage to the palace of Ursa Major.

Avril Tyrrell's light and evocative prose remains true to the original Nutcracker story and Frances Tyrrell's gorgeous animals and woodland settings, full of stunning detail and vibrant colours, combine to make Woodland Nutcracker a true children's Christmas classic, sure to be enjoyed again and again.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ragged Bears
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1857141989
• ISBN 13: 9781857141986
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Frances Tyrrell