Jan Brett's The Nutcracker MG_Gift_Guide and Hester Fox

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and the heartbreaking complexities of her relationship with her daughter

she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of

Jan Brett's The Nutcracker MG_Gift_Guide and Hester FoxJan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven. Jan Brett's Christmas classic now features an invitation to access music from the ballet performed by the Boston Pops! When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. "He looks like a real boy," she mused. "A real boy with a secret, who came from far