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Brockett, Keith

The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas

32 pp. | Sleeping Bear | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58536-889-1 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Joseph Cowman. On The Nutcracker's opening night, chaos spreads backstage in a litany of costume, set, and prop problems. It looks as though the show will be canceled--but then St. Nicholas and the (actual) Sugar-Plum Fairy come to the rescue. This ballet-centric parody capably follows the cadence and rhyme scheme of "The Night Before Christmas." Humor and holiday wonder infuse the text and dynamic illustrations.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher

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