The Nutcracker

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"Written by: E.T.A. Hoffmann and Maurice Sendak Illustrated by: Maurice Sendak Translated by: Ralph Manheim First published: 1816 Published: 1984 Publisher: Crown Publishing Number of pages: 120 “Swans don’t eat marzipan,” Fritz broke in quite roughly, “and Godfather Drosselmeier can’t make a whole park. Actually, we get little out of his toys. They’re promptly taken away from us. So I much prefer what Mama and Papa give us. We can keep their presents nicely and do whatever w"