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A prince finds the strength to break an evil sorcerer’s spell and save a swan queen, blending the classic ballet Swan Lake into a magical, child‑friendly fairy tale.

Misha and Marie are thrilled that Christmas is coming. It's a frosty night, the neighbors are all invited, and Peter the stable boy is sweeping the barn in preparation for the dancing to come. But there's a disappointment in store. Instead of the beautiful doll she'd hoped for, the only thing strange old Uncle Nikolai has for Marie is a wooden nutcracker. Marie thinks it's a wonderful gift. Little does she knwo that it will lead her and her brother on the adventure of a lifetime. When Misha and Marie finally go to bed on Christmas Eve, they sleep fitfully and are beset by nightmares. In one particularly bad dream, they join forces--unusual for the squabbling children--and conquer an army that might harm the nutcracker. Their reward is splendid: they are swept to the realm of the Snow Queen for a night of wonders. James Kudelka, the Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada, is one of North America's foremost dance artists. His vision of The Nutcracker is elegantly told by Karen Kain and beautifully rendered by artist Rajka Kupesic, herself a ballet dancer.

A lyrical retelling of Swan Lake set in the streets of the Swan Lake Projects, where Amiri falls for Odette and battles the fearsome Big Red.

A tale of a girl rescuing a nutcracker and becoming a princess in a magical castle.

In the Racketty-Packetty house, neglected dolls band together to protect their home, with the help of a benevolent Fairy Queen, blending whimsy and moral lessons about cooperation and kindness.

A fresh retelling of the Swan Lake legend, where Prince Siegfried breaks a magician's spell and frees the Swan Queen, Odette, offering a new perspective on the familiar fairy tale.

"The legend of Margot Fonteyn has touched every ballet dancer who has come after her, and her genius endures in the memory of anyone who saw her dance. Yet until now, the complete story of her life has remained untold. Meredith Daneman, a novelist and former dancer, reveals the story of Peggy Hookham, a little girl from suburban England, who grew up to become a Dame of the British Empire and the most famous ballerina in the world. More than ten years of interviews and research, including exclusive access to Fonteyn's and her mother's never-before-seen diaries and letters, come together to create this definitive biography that sheds light on aspects of Fonteyns's life and career that have hitherto remained secret." "Fonteyn claimed to have had her first experience of flying when she was three years old, little knowing that she would be doing just that in front of audiences for most of her life. From the age of four, she devoted herself to the technique of ballet with a single-minded focus extraordinary in a young girl. Having a forceful, ambitious Irish Latina mother helped, as did the fierce devotion and support of Ninette de Valois, the founder of the Sadler's Wells Ballet and Fonteyn's early champion. Through years of grueling training, Fonteyn would perfect her craft and fulfill her destiny, becoming England's beloved prima ballerina and enchanting audiences the world over with her legendary performances ad Odette in Swan Lake, Stravinsky's Firebird and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, the role that brought her celebrity in America." "As the author states in her introduction, Fonteyn's heart deeply colored her dancing and was as important a part of her success as her technique. Daneman explores Fonteyn's emotional life with a nuanced and perceptive understanding, including her intense connection to her mother, the "Black Queen"; her loves in bohemian thirties and forties London; her relationship with her balletic Svengali, Frederick Ashton; her affair with composer Constant Lambert and rumored affair with Rudolf Nureyev; and her final years in Panama with her husband, Roberto Arias."--BOOK JACKET

A prince falls in love with a swan queen and must outwit an evil sorcerer whose spell threatens her, bringing a whimsical fairy‑tale twist to the classic ballet tale.