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Ballewiena by Rebecca Bender
Ballewiena by Rebecca Bender. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772781373 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? A little dachshund dreams of being a ballerina, even though … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Ballet, Dogs, Rebecca Bender
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Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry, illustrated by Brittany Jackson
Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry, illustrated by Brittany Jackson. Aladdin, 2021. 9781534454743 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/picture book What did you like about … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Ballet, Brittany Jackson, Dance, Jessica Curry, Parker Curry
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Téo’s Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias, illustrated by Alea Marley
Téo’s Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias, illustrated by Alea Marley. Dial Books, Penguin Random House, 2021. 9781984815521 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Téo … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Alea Marley, Ballet, Illustrator, LGBTQIA+
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Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel, illustrated by Mark Siegel
Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel, illustrated by Mark Siegel. Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781481486668 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Memoir What did you like about the book? … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Ballet, Dance, Graphic novel, Memoir, Siena Cherson Siegel
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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland
Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Salena Barnes. Aladdin, Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534474246 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Collective biography What did you like … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, Ballet, Dance, Misty Copeland, Racial discrimination, Racism
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Alicia Alonso Dances On by Rose Viña, illustrated by Gloria Félix
Alicia Alonso Dances On by Rose Viña, illustrated by Gloria Félix. Albert Whitman, 2021. 9780807514542 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Uncorrected proof Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? Alicia Alonso … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Ballet, Biography, Latinx
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Ballet Bunnies: The New Class/ Let’s Dance by Swapna Reddy, illustrated by Binny Talib
Ballet Bunnies: The New Class (Book 1), Ballet Bunnies: Let’s Dance (Book 2) by Swapna Reddy, illustrated by Binny Talib, Stepping Stone (an imprint of Random House), 9780593304921 & 978059334952, 2020 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, Ballet, Binny Talib, Early Chapter book, Swapna Reddy
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Bunheads – Misty Copeland; illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey
Bunheads – Misty Copeland; illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2020. 9780399547645 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: picture book biography What did you like about the book? On her very … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Ballet, Biography, Dance, Misty Copeland
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