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The Nutcracker

by Maurice Sendak

Recommendations from our site

Other books by Maurice Sendak

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

Our most recommended books

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Lorax by Dr Seuss

The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

Harry Potter: the Complete Series by J.K. Rowling

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak

The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame

The Island at the End of Everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Lorax
by Dr Seuss

The Hobbit
by J R R Tolkien

Harry Potter: the Complete Series
by J.K. Rowling

The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett