The Nutcracker
The Christmas Magic
Scholastic sent me both of these books to preview and share with my children. I’m very happy to report that they are awesome books. The pictures in each are well worth of separate reviews.
The Nutcracker is a play that all of us are familiar with, but did you know that before Tchaikovsky turned it into a ballet it was a book written by ETA Hoffman.
The Nutcracker and The Mouseking is brought to children ages 4 and up by Gail de Marcken with beautiful illustrations. My children are still too young to sit and listen to this story. I tried my hardest to read a page as fast as I could but all they wanted to do was turn the page and look at the next illustration. With 56 pages this is a great re-telling of The Nutcracker.
The Christmas Magic is all about how Santa Claus delivers all of those toys to all of those children. This is another book with very beautiful illustrations. With only 40 pages this one is a little bit easier to get through, there are fewer words on each page so my children were able to sit through this one. Well, my daughter was, my son only made it halfway through.
So way up north, when the nights are longest and the stars shine brightest, Santa begins to prepare for his big night of giving. The reindeer are very excited and know that the magic will soon be here. Santa gathers them, feeds them parsnips and berries, and polishes his bells and his sled. Everyone is very excited about the magic that is coming.
“Then lovingly, he chooses toys for every child in the world. For Santa loves them all, and he knows what each child at heart wants most. Then, with the thrum of magic that makes reindeers fly, he spreads the Christmas joy and warmth throughout the world–as he always has — and always will until the end of time.”
I love reading to my kids and know that I am guilty of not doing it enough. They ask so many questions and make so many inferences just my looking and listening to me. Their comprehension is amazing and so are these pictures. They both make great picture books to my children’s imagination.
Scholastic has generously offered us a set of these books to giveaway.
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I would get the Percy Jackson books. My son has read the first 3 and loves them.
I love to read Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers to my kids. I love it. It is a silly book.
The hop on pop-up dr.seuss book looks awesome!
I feel like I am always reading to my children! My 2-year old actually prefers books over toys- she is into the fancy nancy books right now!
The The Little Red Hen looks like a great book to add to our collection.
We read to our daughter all the time. The books vary. She gets to pick and we have hundreds to choose from; I built up quite the collection of cheap books from yard sales. Here favorites are probably Dr. Seuss books.
My daughter would like The Ellie Chronicles # 3: Circle of Flight
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I would get the Best of Judy Blume for my daughter. I loved Judy Blume as a child!
I want the Twilight series.
Scholatic is one of my favorite companies! I would love to get some Magic School Bus Chapter books for my son. Thanks
We read all kinds of books to our son. Right now his favorite books are Hot Wheels early readers. Thanks!
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Best of Judy Blume looks great. I loved those books,
Do the Funky Pickle looks fun.
Right now we are reading Twas the Night Before Christmas.
My older child and I are reading the Goosebumps series.
i would add I am a Train!
My son and I read any and all Thomas the Train books we can find
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We’d love to have The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun #1. Thanks for the giveaway.
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would love to add Where the Wild Things Are
We read a variety of books to the kids.
I want to add “We’re going on a bear hunt” to my collection! Love children’s books and Scholastic!
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I would like to have Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker’s Dozen.
I’d love to get Merry Christmas: A keepsake storybook collection
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I think my son would enjoy the book The Magic School Bus: Gets Ants in Its Pants.
We read all kinds of books. Dr. Seuss is one of our favs.
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I’d like to add “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins to my collection. Thanks!
The Secrets of Droon #33. My grandson has become a good reader. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
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