Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker

About the Book

A retelling of the classical story of E.T.A. Hoffman’s Nutcracker ballet, featuring in an African-American context.

About the Author

Beverly Ann Page is an Educator and Community Arts Advocate with a passion for the Arts. She created Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker to inspire local community youth to participate on stage with local and professional artists. Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker is a community based holiday production. Beverly currently resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband Ernest. She dedicates this holiday book to her daughter Sheri, who has been her inspiration and to all the children and youth who will see themselves performing in an Urban Classical Nutcracker.