Page 3 - Nuts to You - The Nutcracker Retold

Accolades for “Nuts to You”
Judy Burns, Emmy Award Winner, “Star Trek”
From the imagination and pen of internationally sold screenwriter, Bobbi Boes, comes a classic retelling of the Christmas favorite, “The Nutcracker”. Having already adapted the ballet story into a musical, Ms. Boes has delved deeper into her characters to create a joyful new narrative that will delight both children and adults. Weaving the story of Clara who is being hounded by a mother determined to marry her off for status and money to the poor beleaguered Mouse-Prince who is trying to escape his villainous Mouse Queen mother, we move seamlessly between the sugar-filled world of the Nutcracker and the candy people he protects to the human world where a Pied Piper’s enchantment once freed the world of from rodents but deprived it of love. Never fear. At the end of the Nutcracker’s great adventure, love, faith and hope conquer all... except one little mouse.
Mary Huckstep, Author of “Mary, Mary, Quite” Humor Award Winner
HOORAY! I just finished your wonderful tale! And that funny clever narrator's voice is still sounding in my ears and making me smile. Love the way you tell this story. Love the story. Gotta say that my favorite character is Reggie. On every point of his journey.
Ruth Williams, TV writer
“Nuts to You” is truly very clever, very witty and funny! The "I'm going to tell you a story" narrator whispering in your ear ... she is clever, funny and knows how to tell a tale. I really really like that I love all the characters ... very Roald Dahl (even without the candy) These are silly, fun, ridiculous characters you can see. LOVE the guy in the attic cracking nuts. Brilliant. Beautifully written (you are so good - damn you!). Very, very visual. Make it a screenplay and Disney will steal it from you and make a million. Love the narrator's observations about life - and the life's lessons chapter titles.
Mardi Chalmers, Librarian Extraordinaire
“Nuts to You” is great fun to read. Although it is a fairy tale, it is complex enough that there are several levels of contemporary readability in the naughtiness involved: the “tween” interest, adult-level wordplay, and its general humor. “Nuts to You” feels just the ticket for adults reading to children (and getting a good laugh for themselves once in a while) and for tweens reading for themselves.