Beyond visions of sugarplum fairies and wooden men with white beards, the nutcrackers featured in THE ART AND CHARACTER OF NUTCRACKERS are elegant, sophisticated, rustic pieces of usable art steeped in history and tradition. Beautifully photographed.

The Nutcracker Lady's fourth book for kids is all about sports and hobbies. Things grownups and kids do for fun. You might even find a scuba diver! This is a soft cover book.

You will learn about many other kinds of nutcrackers, how they work, and the materials used to make them. You will be amazed and amused at the unusual ways some nuts are cracked. This is a delightful and educational book for older students and adults.

The Nutcracker Lady's third book for kids is all about what grownups do to earn money. You might even find an airline pilot! This is a soft cover book.

The Nutcracker Lady's second book for kids is all about storybook and fantasy. You might even find Humpty Dumpty!

This book is a supplement to The Art & Characters of NUTCRACKERS published in 2005. It pictures specimens and makers not included in the first book, those since added to the museum, and others on loan from private collectors.

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