The Nutcracker in Harlem

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.

Author(s): T.E. McMurrow

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Hardcover, Random House Children's Books, 2017
32 p,  10 × 11  in.