If you love the Nutcracker, you will love this retelling of the classic story. I believe most of us are familiar with the ballet. It has been a while since I have read the original story. In this one, Godpapa Drosselmeyer is the royal clockmaker to the imaginary kingdom of Bolvaria, and his pride leads to an imbalance between the mouse world and the human one. He enlists his cousin Stefan to help him. Stefan is the narrator for much of the story. Excellent.