The Texas Nutcracker (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781455623310)

In this Texas-themed retelling of the classic Nutcracker story, historical details blend with fiction and magic warps reality at Fort Davis. It's December 24, 1883 and Colonel Grierson has brought Centennia a nutcracker who looks just like a Texas soldier When the clock strikes midnight the goose feather tree grows as she and the broken nutcracker are transported to a magical realm, where the Rattlesnake King attacks and the Bluebonnet Fairy invites her to a fabulous celebration. Dancing denizens of the Land of the Wildflowers entertain them before the nutcracker soldier tucks her under a cozy quilt. An author's note gives a bit of historical context to this charming version of a familiar holiday tale.

Author: Jennifer Coleman
ISBN-10: 1455623318
ISBN-13: 9781455623310
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2018
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 10.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018