SuitabookThe Nutcracker
Karen Kain
- Reading
- Read together and pause after the nightmare begins to check how the dream feels. The illustrations offer a natural starting point for noticing mood and detail.
- Themes
- Squabbling siblings unite: Misha and Marie, described as squabbling children, join forces in a dream when the nutcracker may be in danger. The siblings’ co-operation turns their usual squabbling into a moment of shared action.
- Dream-led fantasy and illustration: After Christmas Eve nightmares, the children’s adventure includes a threatening army and a journey to the Snow Queen’s realm. The dream sequence moves from a threatening army to a journey in the Snow Queen’s realm.
- Worth knowing
- The children experience nightmares, and one dream involves an army that might harm the nutcracker. This peril is part of the fantasy adventure.