ABOUT THE AUTHOR (The Nutcracker Lady)

The author, Arlene Wagner, became entranced with nutcrackers when she worked with a ballet company. She and her husband began a collection, gathering nutcrackers as they traveled around the world. As their collection grew, the couple met with artisans, and explored remote mountainous regions in pursuit of nutcrackers. They finally amassed a huge collection of nutcrackers. To share their collection, they founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, a non-profit foundation.
This book is for the primary reader. Let's pretend it is midnight and we are hiding in a corner of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, watching and listening.....for the Nutcracker Lady says that at midnight all the nutcrackers come to life. Let's see what they are saying.....

Photography and Illustrations by Spencer Piestrup

Soft Cover, 8.5 x 8.5 inches with 16 pages