The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

“The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” is one of the best-known and best-loved Christmas tales in the world. On the night of Christmas, little Marie receives an unusual gift—a wooden Nutcracker. After that, the girl’s ordinary life begins to intertwine in a wonderful way with the fairy-tale world, where toys are alive and the Nutcracker is its bewitched ruler. To break the spell and become human again, the fearless Nutcracker, with the help of kind and brave Marie, must defeat the seven-headed Mouse King… This edition presents the full text of the fairy tale without cuts. The illustrations by Olga Ionaitis beautifully complement the festive and mysterious atmosphere of this Christmas story.