From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of festive favourites How Winston Delivered Christmas, How Winston Came Home for Christmas and The Grumpus, comes a gorgeous retelling of children's Christmas classic The Nutcracker. With irresistible illustrations and 24 ½ chapters, one to enjoy each day in December in the lead up to the big day, this is the perfect gift for any child at Christmas. On Christmas eve, as the air fizzles and crackles with magic, Clara and Fritz Strudel witness something truly unbelivable – a toy Nutcracker comes alive! And that night, after they creep downstairs to investigate the toy, they are swept up in a magical, snowy adventure! The Mouse King has stolen all of the chocolates, biscuits and goodies in The Kingdown of Sweets and he has an evil plan in place – it's up to Clara, Fritz and their new friend the Nutcracker to stop him. But when Fritz slowly starts turning into a mouse, it's a race against time to find the Sugar Plum Fairy – the only one who can save him! Can they stop the Mouse King and save Fritz before it's too late?
