Before the ballet, there was the book.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, written by E. T. A. Hoffmann, is the enchanting tale that inspired the world-famous holiday ballet. Follow young Marie Stahlbaum as she is whisked away into a fantastical world of living toys, candy kingdoms, and a battle between a brave nutcracker and the wicked Mouse King.
Filled with dreamlike imagery, magic, and ad...