Category Archives: Ballet

Ballewiena by Rebecca Bender

Posted on June 6, 2022 by susanh579

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 →

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Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry, illustrated by Brittany Jackson

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

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 →

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Téo’s Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias,  illustrated by Alea Marley

Posted on January 19, 2022 by susanh579

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 →

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Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel,  illustrated by Mark Siegel

Posted on November 28, 2021 by susanh579

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 →

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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland

Posted on November 26, 2021 by susanh579

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 →

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Alicia Alonso Dances On by Rose Viña, illustrated by Gloria Félix

Posted on July 29, 2021 by susanh579

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 →

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Ballet Bunnies: The New Class/ Let’s Dance by Swapna Reddy, illustrated by Binny Talib

Posted on April 18, 2021 by kyurenka

  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 →

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Bunheads – Misty Copeland; illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

Posted on November 6, 2020 by kyurenka

 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 →

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