![]() The other day I responded to a social media photo that asked to list some words to describe what it is like before a performance and I wrote the words Anticipation and Ritual, and Opening Night is a beautiful reminder or the anticipation and ritual of getting ready for a performance. One of my favourite ballet books as a child and still today is a book called ‘Opening Night’ written and illustrated by Rachel Isadora. Will Josephine be able to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true? But everyone reminds her that kangaroos don’t dance! they hop! Kangaroos don’t wear tutus, and they never wear ballet shoes! So Josephine sneaks into town, where the ballet rehearses and watches for hours as the dancers spin and swirl and pirouette and curtsy.īut on the day of the ballet performance, the prima ballerina twists her ankle and a new dancer is needed for the lead role, a dancer who can jump higher than all the rest. She dreams of wearing a pink tutu and silk ballet shoes. Check it out on hereīook Blurb: Josephine loves to dance. I particularly like some of the alliteration in this book – twirling like the and bowing like the Brolgas (which are Australian birds). Written by Jackie French and Illustrated by Bruce Whatley who have collaborated on many other books, it is about perseverance and how being different shouldn’t stop you from doing what you love and how your differences can actually make you even better. We received this as a board book (our book has a white and not pink cover!) when my kids were younger and it really is a lovely story with a great happy ending. ![]() Lyrical and affecting text paired with bold, striking illustrations that are some of Caldecott Honoree Christopher Myers’s best work, makes Firebird perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere. Misty encourages this young girl’s faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird. Check it out here on īOOK BLURB: In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl–an every girl–whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. This story has beautiful illustrations by Christopher Myers accompanying the inspirational poetry about a girl on her journey through hard work and dedication becoming the Firebird. It is not meant to be a memoir or biography and you can check the Misty Copeland young reader biographies out by clicking here to go to my dance biography resource page. This list is by no means definitive and I am sorry if I have left some of your favourites off but please check some of my other resources as you might find them there instead especially if they are borderline biography for example.įirebird written by Principal dancer Misty Copeland with the American Ballet Theatre is told in a lyrical, poetic style. ![]() I have included in this list picture books, young reader novels as well as novels for teens and adults which I have either read or read to my children, that have been recommended to me or are highly reviewed or that my tween daughter has read and reviewed for me. The best fiction books about dance not only tell a wonderful tale that includes dance in some form but may also take you on a journey into a made-up worlds or teach a moral or make us more aware of issues that are of importance in the real world through storytelling. What is even better is if that book is about another of my favorite things to do – dance and so I have compiled a few lists with some info about the best fiction books about dance for not only kids but also for tweens, teens and adults! One of my favorite past times, like so many others, is sitting down with a good book.
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