The Toymaker's Apprentice
Sherri L. Smith
Product Details
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780399252952
- Published:
- 01 Nov 2015
- Publisher:
- Penguin
- Dimensions:
- 400 pages - 210 x 140 x 36mm
Categories:
Stefan Drosselmeyer is a reluctant apprentice to his toymaker father until the day his world is turned upside down. His father is kidnapped and Stefan is enlisted by his mysterious cousin, Christian, to find a mythical nut called the krakatook, the only cure the Mouse Queen’s curse. Embarking on a wild adventure through Germany and beyond, Stefan must save Boldavia’s princess and his own father from the fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince. Based on the original inspiration for the Nutcracker ballet, this fascinating journey through a world of toymaking, magical curses, clockmaking guilds, talking mice and erudite squirrels will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
From award-winning author Sherri L. Smith comes a gorgeously imagined Nutcracker retelling, blurring the lines of historical and fantasy.