The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Abridged) Audiobook

" I read this with my little girls this Christmas and they absolutely loved it. The illustrations are fantastic and the story is completely captivating. "

" I think this would be the perfect book for any ballet dancer who dances in their local Nutcracker performances. It is a nice reissue of a classic. I grew up with Maurice Sendak's illustrations. It is so nice to be able to share his work with a new generation. "

" A must read for the Christmas season. Recommended for all, as it is a classic. "

" A Christmas adventure! "

" Beautifully illustrated by Maurice Sendak, this original, translated but unabridged story by Hoffman is very different from the ballet where many things have been left out or changed. "

" My all time fave. "

" Amazing, BEAUTIFUL illustrations by Carter Goodrich... "

" I love this book! I read it all the time as a little girl. The illustrations are wonderful and the whole book goes perfectly with the movie performance done by the Pacific Ballet Company (at least I think that's who it was.) If you like Maurice Sendak's illustrations, this gives a wonderful example. "

" Very beautiful! "

" my grandmother always had a 'hello granddaughter' present waiting in the guest room for me when I came to visit...more often than not it was a book. this is one that I can just flip through the pages and sit looking in wonder at the pictures. gorgeous! "

" My husband and I listened to the story on CD and enjoyed it very much. Neither of us were familiar with the original story. "

" Beautiful book! I was completely suprised at the hard cover, nicely written classic Christmas Story. Thanks so much! "

" We read this every year for Christmas along with A Chrismas Carol by Charles Dickens. I love this story and it is definitely a must-have for my household. "

" The best version of "The Nutcracker" ever. Movie version is "Nutcracker: The Motion Picture" (NOT the version with Macauley Caulkin), The Pacific Northwest Ballet, set and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak. Beautiful and magical. Only available now used on VHS - which is a shame. "

" Besides the fact I danced in the ballet for years it is a classic book that I love and read to my children numerous times throughout the year! "

" With music cd. The story of the ballet, with Paschkis textile-design like illustrations. Charming. "

" We read this with Daxon for Christmas, it was fun to read a classic with him and he loved it. "

" a story of love "

" Huge fan of pacific northwest valley's nutcracker which features sets designed by Maurice Sendak. This book is classic nostalgia for me. My family loves Maurice Sendak. "

" Great adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's story. The illustrations by Maurice Sendak were used as inspiration for a stage version, and capture the story beautifully. The 9-11 year-olds in my class love this book, and wrote and performed a play based on it last December. "

" Allan Quatermain: inglese, odia la pioggia, ama il caldo africano e difende (a fuciliate) gli indigeni locali dallo sfruttamento di Londra. Curioso... "

" It was a bit wordy, but the story was good. I could have done without all the war parts and descriptions that took up about half of the book. I thought it would be more suspenseful, but it really wasn't. Maybe in it's day, it was more suspenseful, but it was fun to read over all. "

" I really liked this. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It's a proper old adventure story and is well worth the read, in my opinion. "

" And I've seen the movie too. "

" Not exactly what I thought it would be. Certainly dated. Curious to see one of the movies that were made to see how they handled the material. "

" I really enjoyed this classic. A great book to escape from the real world with. "

" MMMMMmmm, I can't really decide. It was a good classic, a good story line I guess maybe it was the writing style I didn't like. "

" Great adventure story. Very different from the movie. Haggard keeps the pacing going through the whole book. I will read more Haggard in near future. "

" A great story - kept me gripped all the way through. "