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Ballerina!

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Little Terry loves to dance and she practices everyday in front of the big mirror in her bedroom. She dons different costumes and watches herself as she twirls, leaps, dips, flutters and floats, in a pink tutu, red leotard, blue gown or yellow turban... And in the mirror, she watches a more mature and poised Terry dance..... Peter Sis has authored a simple, gentle story all budding ballerinas will love and want to imitate. On the left hand page, little Terry practices her steps. While on the right hand page, she watches herself as a more grown-up Terry dance, expertly. His minimal text is delightfully combined with charming and expressive line drawings with just a little color in all the right places. Perfect for pre-schoolers, Ballerina is a must have book for all those who love to dance.

Caution: extra energy required. Don't just sit and read this book to your child - perform it with her! My daughters and I love to "leap" and "twirl" and "dip" and "flutter" along with the main character, Terry. This is the perfect book for aspiring ballerinas. In fact, any child who loves music, loves to dance will love Ballerina! Peter Sis, illustrator of many children's books, has portrayed Terry in bold black and white strokes to complement his simple patterned text. Terry's imaginary prima ballerinas that appear in her bedroom mirror soar in contrasting color. He references several well-known ballets, such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Cinderella. Each graceful movement is accompanied by a different color of the rainbow. Applause! Applause!

We've really enjoyed Peter Sis' book Madlenka, so when my young daughter became a "ballerina" getting this book was a natural. The illustrations are simple and yet so imaginative. This book truly inspires a young imagination. My daughter now dances in front of her mirror -- as the young ballerina in the book does. And thanks to this book my 3-year-old knows about classic ballets such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake! We have several ballet themed kid books and this one is by far the best.

I purchased this book for my two-year old "ballerina." She is learning her color words and this book is one of the reasons! She loves saying the book along with me (ex: "flutter" "dip" "twirl") and even gets inspired to do a few ballerina twirls of her own!!

Along the same veins as Dinosaur! and Ship Ahoy, this charming book works very well for those young ballerinas, or young girls who love to dance. The illustrations are clear and colorful, and the story does not get lost on the page, nor does it overshadow the pictures. I recommend this book for anyone who has a young ballerina in their life!

My daughter is not quite 3 and we checked this book out from the library. She loves the simple story and to have a ballerina book of her own. She loves to pick her favorite ballerina. A good pick for young ballerinas.

My 4 year old daughter loves this book. She took it out of the library six times last year. Santa brought it for her this Christmas and she was thrilled until she noticed that some of the pages are out of order. Now we have to flip pages everytime we read the book to see the right pictures.