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Kemp, Anna

The Muttcracker

32 pp. | Simon | September, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781665981033 $19.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie. Bulldog Biff (Dogs Don’t Do Ballet) and his owner, our exuberantly voiced narrator, are cast as bonbons in The Nutcracker. It’s a disappointment -- Biff especially wanted to be the Sugar Plum Fairy -- but when a chance at that role presents itself, the choice he makes gives a sweet resolution to this energetic story of friendship and of making the best of things. And do our protagonists impress? You bet your bonbon. The brightly colored digital illustrations are dynamic, especially in spreads with multiple movement-filled vignettes of one or both members of the dancing duo.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2025

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