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The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

And the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans

by Alex T. Smith
Hardback
Publication Date: 12/03/2024

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Lavishly illustrated and packed with adventure, Alex T. Smith's gorgeous retelling of The Nutrcracker is the perfect Christmas gift book in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters to count down to the big day!

The Mouse King is up to some very sneaky shenanigans. The night before Christmas, he steals the key to the Kingdom of Sweets and sets out to cause as much festive mayhem as he can!

Clara and Fritz Strudel, and their new friend the Nutcracker, are the only ones who can stop him. But when a magical curse is put on Fritz, it's a race against time to make it to the Kingdom of Sweets and find the Sugar Plum Fairy - the only one who can break the spell! Can the adventurers stop the Mouse King's naughty plan and save Fritz, before it's too late?

With irresistible colour illustrations, a festively foiled cover and a chapter to enjoy each day in December, this gorgeous hardback is the perfect gift for any child at Christmas. Enjoy more festive favourites by creator Alex T. Smith, including The Grumpus, How Winston Came Home for Christmas, How Winston Delivered Christmas, and The Twelve Days of Christmas (Or, Grandma is Overly Generous).
ISBN:
9781035028177
9781035028177
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
12-03-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
263x191x20mm
Weight:
0.01kg
Alex T. Smith

Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 16 languages worldwide, and is now a TV show on Disney Junior. Alex's newest series, Mr Penguin, launched in 2017, to widespread praise. Alex's quirky, witty writing and illustrations are instantly recognisable, critically acclaimed and as popular with adults as children.

Alex is also widely praised for his work illustrating children's classics: he won Children's Book of the World Illustration Award for his illustrations in a new edition of Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians; he has created new art for books by Enid Blyton, Eva Ibbotson and Richmal Crompton.

Alex has collaborated with Watership Down author Richard Adams on his last book, Egg Box Dragon, as well as David Almond and Juno Dawson. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.

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