{"product_id":"9781536215762","title":"The Nutcracker Mice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young mouse must save her production of \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e in a charming holiday tale from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHidden in Saint Petersburg’s famed Mariinsky Theater are the world’s tiniest ballet fans: the Mariinsky mice, including Esmeralda, a rising dancer in the Russian Mouse Ballet Company. Despite being unable to control her tail, Esmeralda has just been assigned the lead role of Clara in a ballet debuting at Christmas: \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker. \u003c\/i\u003eBut when she learns that the new ballet features mice as villains, her excitement turns to horror: the mice of Saint Petersburg will never come to see such a production. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Irina is convinced that the mice she’s seen in the Mariinsky — the mice her father, the custodian, is supposed to exterminate — are not only fans of the ballet, but dancers themselves. No one will believe her, so it falls to Irina to help save the mice everyone else considers vermin . . . and perhaps to help Esmeralda ensure the future of the mouse company. Sweet and inventive, Kristin Kladstrup’s ballet fantasy features artwork by beloved illustrator Brett Helquist, old-fashioned drama, and just a touch of holiday magic.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42624935067709,"sku":"9781536215762","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781536215762_p0.jpg?v=1771563249","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781536215762","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}