McMorrow, T. E. The Nutcracker in Harlem. PICTURE BOOK.
Illustrated by James Ransome.
Harper, 2017. $18.
Even with all of the music surrounding her, young Marie
can’t seem to find her voice and join in.
Then for Christmas one year, Uncle Cab gives her a nutcracker. That night her dreams are filled with a crazy
story of ranks of nutcracker soldiers fighting a large mouse army. Its only when Marie takes up the drum and
joins in that the mice are repelled.
Though it may not strictly be a voice, Marie has found her songs.
At first I thought this was going to be a story of the
Nutcracker ballet being performed in Harlem. Instead, I found a sweetly
rhythmic retelling of the Nutcracker story itself. McMorrow’s editing and imaginings bring the
sights and sounds of Harlem alive and are perfectly complimented by Ransome’s illustrations.
EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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