Bring home the stories that have made Christmas magical for generations—in a beautiful collector’s edition designed to become part of your own holiday tradition.

Featuring exquisite hand-painted cover art by artist Laci Fowler, The Nutcracker and Other Christmas Stories gathers treasured Christmas classics into one keepsake volume created to be read, displayed, given, and brought out year after year.

Enter the enchanting world of Alexandre Dumas’s The Tale of the Nutcracker, the story that helped inspire Tchaikovsky’s celebrated ballet. When young Marie receives an unusual Nutcracker for Christmas, she is swept into a wondrous adventure of midnight battles, the fearsome Mouse King, and childhood imagination come gloriously to life.

Then rediscover Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, the unforgettable story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Christmas Eve encounters that force him to confront his past, see the needs of those around him, and face the future awaiting him if he refuses to change.

The collection also includes Louisa May Alcott’s “A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True” and “A Country Christmas”—stories celebrating the enduring gifts of kindness, gratitude, generosity, love, and meaningful relationships.

Created for classic-literature lovers, holiday collectors, and gift-givers, this distinctive edition features:

• A deluxe embossed and gold-foiled hardcover showcasing Laci Fowler’s original hand-painted artwork
• Hidden story-inspired details woven throughout the cover art
• Beautiful gilded, gold foil page edges
• Decorative interior pages featuring memorable literary quotations
• Premium acid-free, archival-quality cream paper
• A coordinating ribbon marker

A timeless collection of Christmas stories in an edition made to become a treasured part of the season.