Nutcracker Twinkle Toes

by Karen Katz

HereÕs a Christmastime follow-up to Karen KatzÕs bestselling Twinkle Toes! The toddler ballerinas in this touch-and-feel board book perform the starring roles in The Nutcracker : the Sugar Plum Fairy, a dewdrop fairy, a candy cane dancer, and a snowflake who twirls on an icy lake! Little ones will love touching the shimmery, sparkling fabrics embedded into every spread and will have fun pretending to be part of the show!

Genres: Christmas, Childrens, Holiday

12 pages, Board Book

First published October 14, 2010

About the author

Karen Katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including The Colors of Us, Can You Say Peace, My First Ramadan, Counting Kisses and Where is Baby's Belly Button. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, Over the Moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from Guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming Lena into their lives. Katz loves to paint and experiment with texture, color, collage and pattern. Besides an author and illustrator, she has been a costume designer, quilt maker, fabric artist and graphic designer. Katz and her family divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/karenkatz

Reviews

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't overly impressed, but Natalie loved this book, especially the blue and silver snow flake fairy. I thought it would at least have Clara and the Nutcracker, not just the fairies. Touch and feel patches were alright. Text was ho-hum.

[Amanda Costa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aven loves the touch and feel textures in this book. She always go straight for them when I read this to her.