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Peter Tschaikowsky. Der Nussknacker: Ein Musik-Bilderbuch zum Hören
Follow Clara on a magical Christmas adventure in this retelling of the classic ballet story. Watch the Nutcracker battle the Mouse King, meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and journey to the Land of Sweets, where wonder and excitement await...
Including music from: 'The Dance of the Reed Flutes', 'The Waltz of Flowers' and 'The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'.
Including music from: 'The Dance of the Reed Flutes', 'The Waltz of Flowers' and 'The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'.
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First published January 1, 2017
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September 11, 2018
Ne mogu vam opisati radost koju sam osjetila kada sam u ruke primila ovu slikovnicu ilustratorice Jessice Courtney-Tickle. “Orkestar priča priču: Orašar”, a koja je posvećena eteričnom božićnom baletu skladatelja P.I. Čajkovskog.
Svaka stranica vrvi izuzetno lijepim ilustracijama, krajnje promišljenim tekstom te gotovo svaka ima gumbić koji djeca mogu pritisnuti kako bi čula kratki ulomak iz glazbe koju u tom dijelu opisuju. Krajnje iskustvo čitanja ove slikovnice je ČAROBNO. Mali izlet u neki sasvim drugi svijet.
Ambicija koja stoji iza ovih slikovnica je očigledna, ali nema aspekta u kojem je autorski tim podbacio. Ilustracije su vrhunske, bogate bojama i detaljima, jasnog stila koji savršeno odgovara glazbenom djelu koje ilustrira, a tehnologija koja je uvedena u ove knjige nimalo ne pojeftinjuje slikovnice, nego fantastično uveličava senzorni efekt koji je potreban da bi se vizualna, glazbena i tekstualna umjetnost ovako dobro spojile. Prava gozba za oko, uho i mladi um.
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November 19, 2025
Dit verhaal laat zich eigenlijk niet in zo weinig pagina's vertellen, maar dat zal voor een kind niet uitmaken. De illustraties zijn mooi en de muziekfragmenten meer dan de moeite waard.
Ik begrijp niet waarom de Suikertaartfee hier Suikerboonfee heet, maar ook dat zal een kind niet boeien. Ik kijk ernaar uit om het samen met kleindochter te 'lezen'.
Ik begrijp niet waarom de Suikertaartfee hier Suikerboonfee heet, maar ook dat zal een kind niet boeien. Ik kijk ernaar uit om het samen met kleindochter te 'lezen'.
December 14, 2022
I love this series!
This is such a wonderful way to introduce your children to classical music! With delightful and colorful illustrations on each page and clear recorded snippets from the piece, your children will enjoy this sensory reading experience!
Hit the magical note on each page to get the music going. Included in the back is the various titles of the movements, descriptions, and a little history/interesting facts.
Ages: 2+
Cleanliness: nothing to note.
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This is such a wonderful way to introduce your children to classical music! With delightful and colorful illustrations on each page and clear recorded snippets from the piece, your children will enjoy this sensory reading experience!
Hit the magical note on each page to get the music going. Included in the back is the various titles of the movements, descriptions, and a little history/interesting facts.
Ages: 2+
Cleanliness: nothing to note.
**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you’re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that!
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January 3, 2025
Leuk sprookje, wilde hem lezen sinds ik het ballet heb gezien
March 13, 2024
Precioso cuento para los más peques con unas ilustraciones espectaculares.
Según vas avanzando en la historia te hace tocar una canción. Super didáctico!
Según vas avanzando en la historia te hace tocar una canción. Super didáctico!
December 14, 2019
Very pretty book with buttons to play samples of The Nutcracker while reading the story and looking at beautiful illustrations. Many kids will love this book. I’ve used this in the classroom with small groups. It’s grown on me and kids love it.
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December 23, 2023Another hit from The Story Orchestra series. Although, again, the music is out of order.
February 22, 2021
Beautiful story and illustration.
the only problem is the way the four violinist are drawn on the 11th and 12th pages of the book,
all the violinist are holding their left hand under the violin!! the fist one is also holding the middle of the bow with her right hand !! even my 4 years old noticed this mistake.
I did not expect a book that has the title of "orchestra" and is trying to introduce such a great composer like Tchaikovsky, have a big illustration mistake.
I hope they correct it.
other than that, the whole book is lovely and is a great simple way to get introduce kids to the world of classic music.
the only problem is the way the four violinist are drawn on the 11th and 12th pages of the book,
all the violinist are holding their left hand under the violin!! the fist one is also holding the middle of the bow with her right hand !! even my 4 years old noticed this mistake.
I did not expect a book that has the title of "orchestra" and is trying to introduce such a great composer like Tchaikovsky, have a big illustration mistake.
I hope they correct it.
other than that, the whole book is lovely and is a great simple way to get introduce kids to the world of classic music.
December 5, 2017
We really enjoyed this book -- it's the pick for Day 5 of my "25 Days of Christmas Books" blog series.
November 30, 2020
This beautiful book is a fantastic gift for anyone who loves The Nutcracker. Just by touching the cover you can tell that this is a high quality book. Inside you will find a nice retelling of the nutcracker story. It is just detailed enough-not overly simplistic but not too lengthy, since the music is the main focus here. The illustrations are beautiful and attractive. Each page features a ten second clip of the music for that scene. I do wish the clip could be a little longer in some places, but I understand the limitations of a book like this probably make that difficult. Rather than plastic buttons like in most sound books, the reader simply presses to a specific spot on the page and the sound magically plays (the spots being pressed on correspond to the buttons under the final page, but the actual buttons are never visible to the reader. Some of the first pages were a little hard to press for my four year old, but overall I think this style decision is nice. Batteries can be replaced from the back cover.
December 26, 2017
We adore this series of books and joyfully added the Nutcracker to our collection (and gifted a few too). This is a nice picture book style abridged version of the story, with great illustrations, and includes sound snippets worked in along the way. The last page spread has a bit about the the composer and little tidbits about the songs featured. Overall great for kids as an introduction to classical composers and also a great read to share. We enjoyed a read through and then flipped back and forth between favorite parts. Definitely recommend!
December 2, 2021
A fun introduction to the classic ballet story. I love The Story Orchestra: The Four Season, so I have been waiting to borrow this from the library for Christmastime. Elliot enjoys pressing each of the page's buttons to play the short clip that corresponds to that part of the story. The bright illustrations help tell the creative, somewhat zany story of a little girl named Clara who enters the magical Land of Sweets.
October 24, 2025
This books is a wonderfully illustrated retelling of the Nutcracker ballet. I will admit we shied away from reading it at first because we are very anti-toys-that-make-noise in our house. However, rather than the typical midi-sounds you expect from a book like this, it has actual orchestral snippets woven throughout the story. It is one of my 3 year old’s favorite books! It will have a place on our shelf long outside the holiday season.
October 28, 2019
I had to pick up this beautiful edition of The Nutcracker as soon as I saw it! I love the story and this is the perfect introduction to music from the ballet.. I will be buying a few more for gifts!
4.5 stars only because the sound buttons need to be pressed really firmly ( tricky for little ones) and the clips could have been a little longer.
4.5 stars only because the sound buttons need to be pressed really firmly ( tricky for little ones) and the clips could have been a little longer.
March 22, 2021
I wanted to teach my kids about The Nutcracker abs this really helped a lot. We watched the ballet but having the story written out like this made it a lot easier.
The illustrations are gorgeous and there are buttons to press to hear snippets of the music. Some books like this have really annoying sounds but these are very lovely.
The illustrations are gorgeous and there are buttons to press to hear snippets of the music. Some books like this have really annoying sounds but these are very lovely.
December 24, 2022
My son is far too young for this really but he enjoyed the pictures and music. I can’t wait for him to grow with these books. The quality of the music is great as well as the info about it at the back.
So nice to have a children’s music book that is different! Even as parents we really enjoyed it.
So nice to have a children’s music book that is different! Even as parents we really enjoyed it.
November 27, 2022
I can't tell if the Nutcracker turning into a Prince was just a dream Clara had or she really did have that adventure lol
Either way, its a classic and fabulous story of wonder and music. This version allows us to listen to some of the music along with the story and it just brings more to it 👍👍
Either way, its a classic and fabulous story of wonder and music. This version allows us to listen to some of the music along with the story and it just brings more to it 👍👍
November 4, 2024
Can't recommend the Story Orchestra series highly enough. We have a tradition of gifting one of these books to the girls each Christmas and they love them all and ask for them on a regular basis for bedtime stories. They are all great introductions to classical music and famous composers!
December 31, 2024
Super schönes und modern illustriertes Buch mit passender Musik zum Ballett-Stück. Ich habe es als Vorbereitung für das Ballett gekauft und fand es einen gute Grundlage. Die integrierten Musikstücke sind toll gemacht.
December 2, 2017
This is beautiful and magical!
March 4, 2018
The story orchestra books are a great way to get kids into classical music. The music in this book was beautiful. The illustrations are really pretty.
January 11, 2019
A great introduction to the ballet and the music
May 14, 2019
IT'S SO GOOD. This would make a fantastic gift around the holidays!
August 1, 2020
Beautiful, beautiful illustrations accompanied with music from the ballet at the press of the button in each page.
February 11, 2021
My kids love music and dancing. They prefer being ballerinas to being princesses. They can't get enough of this book.
July 31, 2021
Prachtig natuurlijk.
February 11, 2022
E: I liked all of it. I liked all of the music.
Parent: Another lovely book in the series. Everything about it is fun in teaching adults and children about the music of each scene in the story.
Parent: Another lovely book in the series. Everything about it is fun in teaching adults and children about the music of each scene in the story.
May 9, 2022
Man ir mano mergaitėms labai patiko ši istorija, ypač, kad buvo galima skaitant knygutę, klausytis ir muzikos pagal šią pasaką :-)
January 24, 2023
Wish the music clips were a tad longer but really fun story to read with the music!
July 13, 2023
These books are just wonderful
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