| The Texas Nutcracker Contributor(s): Coleman, Jennifer (Author), Dillon, Wade |
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ISBN: 1455623318 ISBN-13: 9781455623310 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2018000561 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.1" W x 8.1" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this Texas-themed retelling of the classic Nutcracker story, historical details blend with fiction and magic warps reality at Fort Davis. It's December 24, 1883 and Colonel Grierson has brought Centennia a nutcracker who looks just like a Texas soldier When the clock strikes midnight the goose feather tree grows as she and the broken nutcracker are transported to a magical realm, where the Rattlesnake King attacks and the Bluebonnet Fairy invites her to a fabulous celebration. Dancing denizens of the Land of the Wildflowers entertain them before the nutcracker soldier tucks her under a cozy quilt. An author's note gives a bit of historical context to this charming version of a familiar holiday tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dillon, Wade: - Wade Dillon focuses on Texas history every day as a member of the staff at the Alamo. As a self-taught artist, Dillon continues to perfect his craft as an illustrator inside his studio, having illustrated The Alamo from A to Z and Davy Crockett from A to Z for Pelican. When away from his studio, Dillon enjoys watching movies with his lovely wife, Lindsey, eating cheeseburgers with his chubby puppy, Harper, and cosplaying his favorite comic-book villains in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. |
