The Nutcracker

Written by Jennifer Adams · Illustrated by Alison Oliver

Part of the BabyLit Classic Lit series

Discover dance through The Nutcracker's enchanting characters.

5.0/7 Bookroo experts·3.9/5 Goodreads · 164 ratings

22 pages· ~420L

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Bookroo's summary

Introduce your little one to the magic of dance with The Nutcracker: A BabyLit® Dancing Primer. Follow soldiers, mice, and snowflakes as they march, prance, and swirl, teaching basic movement terms. This vibrant board book transforms the classic ballet into a delightful learning experience for babies and toddlers. Will your child dance along with the dolls and buffoons? Explore the enchanting world of movement and imagination in this holiday favorite.

From the publisher

BabyLit(R) is a fashionable way to introduce your baby to the world of classic literature With this colorfully illustrated board book version of the classic Christmas-time ballet, Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver present a new holiday favorite, The Nutcracker: A BabyLit(R) Dancing Primer. This board book features soldiers marching, mice prancing, snowflakes swirling, dolls bending, and buffoons skipping as a way to introduce basic movement terms to babies and toddlers. Jennifer Adams is the author of many books including Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen and the popular Edgar the Raven series. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Her design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, and Aerie. She lives in New York.

At a glance

Format: Board book
Pages: 22
Reading age: 0–3
Audience: Board
Lexile: ~420L

Themes & topics

Books about dance Books about holidays Books about Christmas Books about the nutcracker Books about performing arts

What readers & critics say

Reviews

5.0

out of 7

5.5

“The illustrations in this book are gorgeous! I think this book does a great job of taking elements from The Nutcracker to expose younger children to the story, though there isn't actually a storyline.”

B is for Bookworm

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4.5

“I love the concept of this book (and really all the BabyLit books!)—introducing children to classic literature and culture at their own level. The illustrations are gorgeous (my favorite part of this book!) and I like how well this format lends itself to varied reading depending on the age and development of the little listener (I can just read my son the story portion, focus on the action portions and act it out, etc.), but it hasn't had any particular interest to my 18 month old.”

Marmee

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