Tanya and the Red Shoes [Hardcover]

Patricia Lee Gauch (Author), Satomi Ichikawa (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Tanya, the spunky little ballerina who has danced through six other books by Gauch and Ichikawa, is growing up-but not as quickly as she wants to! When she sees the famous ballet The Red Shoes, Tanya wants to dance on toe, too. But everyone says "Not yet. One day, perhaps." When the day comes-and it does-her new point shoes are not at all what she dreamed. She feels like an elephant: clunk, clunk, clunk. Will Tanya ever make her dreams come true? Knowing Tanya, she will.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Tanya gets the toe shoes she's been dreaming of in Tanya and the Red Shoes by Patricia Lee Gauch, illus. by Satomi Ichikawa. With time, practice and some help from her big sister, the heroine finally flies; the artwork portrays her joyous movement as well as her hopefulness and determination.
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From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3--Gauch and Ichikawa continue their successful partnership in this sixth picture book about a girl who lives to dance. In each successive book, Tanya has grown, matured, and become an increasingly more competent dancer, but her underlying character is delightfully unchanged. As this book opens, she is almost ready for her first pair of toe shoes, which she impatiently and desperately desires. When the anticipated moment finally arrives, she is frustrated to learn how difficult it is to dance-or even move-sur pointes. However, with slow and careful practice, Tanya makes real progress and is, as always, optimistic that she will eventually realize her dreams. Ichikawa's loose and vibrant watercolors animate the lively child with humor and affection. She is rendered in all her moods and movements as a character equally appealing to readers who have known her since her toddler years (in Dance, Tanya [Philomel, 1989]) and to those making her acquaintance for the first time.
Dorian Chong, San Jose State University, CA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Philomel; First Edition edition (March 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399233148
• ISBN-13: 978-0399233142
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,166,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful story, feels so real, August 21, 2011

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This review is from: Tanya and the Red Shoes (Hardcover)

This is currently my favorite book to read my daughter (19mo). My favorite thing about it is the tense. It's past-present, so Tanya is telling the story about what happened, but in present tense. It lends an authenticity rare in childrens' books. It's much easier to feel like you are there with Tanya as she waits to learn how to dance on toe.