Join Square Books and Ballet Memphis for a very special storytime! Ballet Memphis will read Jan Brett's The Nutcracker on Saturday, December 9th at 10AM.
About the Book
Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven.
When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. "He looks like a real boy," she mused. "A real boy with a secret, who came from far away."
This feeling is only the beginning of the epic adventure she goes on with the Nutcracker—into the cabinet, through the battle with the mice, and finally to the magical land of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Jan Brett makes this classic her own by setting it in snowy Russia and adding whimsical touches to the favorite elements of the traditional ballet. Enjoying this book will be an instant Christmas tradition for families who love the ballet and those new to the story.
As perfect a gift as Jan Brett's classics The Mitten and The Night Before Christmas.
About Ballet Memphis
Ballet Memphis, founded in 1986 by Dorothy Gunther Pugh, is a nationally lauded, professional dance company known for its innovative, classically based repertoire that reflects true American dance. The Company performs at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Memphis, Playhouse on the Square in Midtown Memphis, as well as at the Ballet Memphis Fly studio in the heart of midtown Memphis. Ballet Memphis has performed with rave reviews in New York, Washington DC, Central American, Tokyo and other cities across the country.
Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven.
When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. "He looks like a real boy," she mused. "A real boy with a secret, who came from far away."