# The Nutcracker: A Classic Christmas Book for Kids - Hardcover

by **Rita Balducci** (Author), **Sheilah Beckett** (Illustrator)

**The Little Golden Book version of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, is the perfect gift to bring holiday magic to readers of all ages!  
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The Nutcracker is back in print as a Little Golden Book, with all-new illustrations by Sheilah Beckett, who started illustrating Golden Books in the 1950s. This lovely retelling of the famous ballet will be a perfect holiday gift for any child who loves the ballet, Christmas stories, and fairy tales!

### Author Biography

**SHEILAH BECKETT** (1913-2013) brought to life dozens of stories for Golden Books in her long career as an illustrator, including _The Nutcracker_ (which she illustrated at age 99) and _The Twelve Days of Christmas_. Entirely self-taught, she was the first woman to work at the prestigious Charles E. Cooper advertising art studio, where she illustrated ads, album covers, and Christmas cards. She died in 2013 at the age of 100.

**Number of Pages:** 24

**Dimensions:** 0.2 x 7.9 x 6.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 09, 2014

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Nutcracker

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 5.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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