Hello, everybody! Today's book is Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova, written by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Julie Morstad, a picture book biography of the noted turn-of-the-century ballerina. Born to humble beginnings in a cold, dark, and snowy country, Anna is very small while the world is very big. One day, Anna's … Continue reading Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova (Laurel Snyder)
Hello, friends! Today, we read Firebird, written by Misty Copeland and illustrated by Christopher Myers, a gorgeously unique ballerina book to inspire young dreamers. An abstractly autobiographical story, Copeland, the first African-American ballerina to become a principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater, uses the story of her own rise to encourage a young dancer … Continue reading Firebird (Misty Copeland)
Hello, everyone! After the disappointment of yesterday's book, we were hoping for something fun today! And thankfully, we got it with today's read, The Cranky Ballerina by Elise Gravel, a fun and silly story with a classic message about finding your path. Ada hates Saturdays. Every Saturday, she has to get up early, put on … Continue reading The Cranky Ballerina (Elise Gravel)
Summer Reading Day 51: Today's book/hat is Brontorina by James Howe. This was a book that came up on a lot of bloggers' lists when I was looking for book recommendations for my Body Positivity display, and I can totally see why. It's a great story about Brontorina, an apatosaurus who just knows that she … Continue reading Brontorina (James Howe)
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