title: Twelve Nutcracker Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks)
author: Marty Noble
description: Twelve festive bookmarks depict Clara and her brother Fritz standing before a sparkling Christmas tree, the mysterious Godfather Drosselmeyer, the Nutcracker Prince in a duel with the Mouse King, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and other delightful characters.
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  [Blurb](section-0002.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Dedication](section-0003.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](section-0004.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Author’s Note](section-0005.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Burt and Ernie and the Fish in the
  Desert](section-0006.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Temple Fish](section-0007.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Losing Balance](section-0008.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [A Little Wobbly](section-0009.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Scary Monsters, Running Fish](section-0010.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Fish vs. the Potted Plant](section-0011.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Sharks in the Water, Fish in the Air](section-0012.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Fish on the Run](section-0013.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Where the Desert Meets the Sky](section-0014.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Lone and Freaked-Out Fish](section-0015.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
  [Fish in the Dark](section-0016.xhtml#auto_bookmark_toc_1)
  
  
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