Tag: Ballet

Book Review, Illustrated Fiction

The Magic of the Ballet: Seven Classic Stories by Vivian French & Lauren O’Hara

Kate Heap

The Magic of the Ballet is a gorgeous hardback book of classic ballet stories. The Nutcracker Swan Lake Coppélia Giselle The Sleeping Beauty La Sylphide The Firebird Beautifully retold through immersive language that will spark imagination and accompained by dream-like illustrations that remind me of the bedtime story books of my childhood, this is a… Continue reading The Magic of the Ballet: Seven Classic Stories by Vivian French & Lauren O’Hara

Book Review, Picture Books

A Dancer’s Dream by Katherine Woodfine & illustrated by Lizzy Stewart

Kate Heap

It’s Christmas and what could be better than the beautiful Nutcracker ballet? This gorgeous picture book is set at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg the very first year the classic ballet was performed. All the girls are vying for the role of Clara. When Stana is chosen, she can’t believe it! Mr. Tchaikovsky’s… Continue reading A Dancer’s Dream by Katherine Woodfine & illustrated by Lizzy Stewart