E. T. A. Hoffmann, Author, Gail De Marcken, Illustrator , adapted by Wren Maysen, illus. by Gail de Marcken. Scholastic/Orchard $18.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-545-03773-0
Discerning use of full-page spreads and decorative border art allays Maysen's substantial text in this glowing interpretation. De Marcken's detail-rich watercolors are marked by a vibrant palette (the Nutcracker wears purple and gold,...
READ FULL REVIEW
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Author, Don Daily, Illustrator, Don Daly, Illustrator Running Press Kids $16.95 (56p) ISBN 978-0-7624-1668-4
Another gifty edition of the E.T.A Hoffman story, The Nutcracker: The Heirloom Edition, illus. by Don Daily, features an oversize trim, unjacketed red cloth cover with gold foil accents and a ribbon page marker trimmed with a gold-tone ...
READ FULL REVIEW
Renate Raecke, trans. from the German by Anthea Bell, illus. by Yana Sedova. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-988-8341-27-6
Raecke (The Fisherman and His Wife) impressively adapts Hoffmann’s original story of the Nutcracker, using evocative yet accessible language to bring the story to a picture book audience. On page after page, Russian artist Sedova, who illustrated a...
READ FULL REVIEW
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Author, Julie Paschkis, Illustrator, Julie Paschkis, Author Chronicle Books $19.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2962-5
Julie Paschkis's eclectic illustrations accompany this adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman's The Nutcracker, which includes some darker tales that never made it into the dance and a CD of Tchaikovsky's musical score, performed by the London Symphony ...
READ FULL REVIEW
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Author, Janet Schulman, Adapted by, Renee Graef, Illustrator HarperCollins $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-027814-4
Though many children are familiar with the Nutcracker ballet, Schulman's (The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury) more complete version of Hoffman's ""The Nutcracker and the King of Mice"" will keep young readers on their toes. This vivid tale of
READ FULL REVIEW
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Author, Thea Kliros, Illustrator HarperFestival $5.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-06-052745-7
Board-book originals include an adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker, illus. by Thea Kliros, which pares the holiday classic to a length suitable for toddlers.
READ FULL REVIEW
