Noelle of the Nutcracker
Illustrated by Jan Brett
Houghton Mifflin

Ages 6 and up

A brightly-woven old-fashioned Christmas tale of two little girls who both dream of owning a beautiful ballerina doll, but the doll has a dream of her own! “A Perfect seasonal read-aloud.” -- Kirkus Review

“Jane's first book magically captures the dreams-can-come-true atmosphere of the holiday season…Jane is a skillful storyteller. A lovely novella any time of the year”. -- Publishers Weekly

“This book has all of the ingredients for a story aimed directly at many young girls…The ending is…just like magic. Maybe at Christmas time that's just how things should be.” -- School Library Journal

Weekly Reader Selection and American Bookseller's “Pick of the Lists.”

Noelle of the Nutcracker
Illustrations by Jan Brett
Hardcover 0-395-39969-6
Paperback 0-618-36922-8

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