Adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", by way of Alexandre Dumas' adapted story "The Story of a Nutcracker"; we have here 24 *miniature books, forming one partworks designed to be removed from a giant gatefold main calendar / book holder, one per day, which itself tells the story of 'The Nutcracker Tradition' on the left inside flap, and 'About Advent' on the right indide flap.
The calendar as a whole is illustrated by Nan Brooks and the story is retold by Mary Packard in *miniature, 4 page (not including the covers), board books telling the story of The Nutcracker.
Unlike the majority of calendars, which are designed to be suspended from a hole in the back by a cord to the wall, this calendar (mimicing a theatre scene) is designed to be displayed on a surface with the gatefolds opened out, forming a primative stand. The 24 individual books, however, are designed to be suspended like tree decorations once removed from the main advent calendar.

(*only 16 of the 24 books are true miniatures. 7 are double size, and one four times the size) ( )