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Beautiful books inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
9 Nov 2012

Beautiful books inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

by Zoe | posted in: E.T.A. Hoffman, James Mayhew, Maurice Sendak | 14

Today’s Picture Book Month theme is Music and given the approaching season I couldn’t resist looking at a couple of books to go with Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker: Ella Bella Ballerina and the Nutcracker by James Mayhew, and Nutcracker by E.T.A Hoffman, … Continued

Ballet, Christmas, Conflict, Dancing, Magic, Mice, Music, Nuts, Picture Book Month, Toys
Stories in Tune – The Nutcracker – Part 2
17 Dec 2010

Stories in Tune – The Nutcracker – Part 2

by Zoe | | 2

On Wednesday I wrote about the picture book versions of The Nutcracker we’ve been enjoying. Today I’m bringing you the fun and games we got up to alongside reading the books and listening to Tchaikovsky’s music. We started by revisiting … Continued

Ballet, Candles, Fairies, Nuts, Stories in tune, Sweets

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