The Nutcracker in Harlem / by T.E. McMorrow ; illustrated by James Ransome.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780061175985
- 0061175986
- 9780061175992
- 0061175994
- Christmas -- Fiction
- African American families -- Juvenile fiction
- Nutcrackers (Implements) -- Juvenile fiction
- Dreams -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- New York (State) -- Harlem -- Fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | McMorrow T. E. | Christmas | Available | 33111008848992 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!
This jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season.
In this original retelling, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy.
This quintessential holiday tale is brought to vivid life by debut picture book author T. E. McMorrow and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator James Ransome. An author's note at the end provides additional information about the history of the Harlem Renaissance, and about the author's inspiration for this musical retelling.
In Harlem in the 1920s, in the middle of a family Christmas party, Marie receives a nutcracker from her Uncle Cab, which leads to a marvelous dream in this resetting of E.T.A. Hoffmann's familiar tale. Includes historical notes.
Ages 4-8.