Jan Brett's The Nutcracker sugar or Turquoise

or Turquoise

Celebrate Mardi Gras in style

Create colorful flat mosaics or work in 3-D to make more intricate builds

They're a comfy cross between socks and slippers

Jan Brett's The Nutcracker sugar or TurquoiseJan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven. When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. "He looks like a real boy," she mused. "A real boy with a secret, who came from far away."This feeling is only the beginning of the epic adventure she goes on with the Nutcrackerinto the cabinet, through