She changed the norms of the dance world and spent most of her older years travelling and teaching people from a poor background (like herself) about the beauty of dance and following your dreams. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is the compelling true story about the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, who was the first ballerina to dance the part of Odette in Swan Lake. I also tried to pick some ballet books that you may not have heard of before and books at different reading levels. They had to be books that Ella would be drawn to reading and exploring, and that I would enjoy reading to her over and over again. Of the utmost importance in selecting these books, I wanted beautiful books with great writing. ballet picture books with no written words.nonfiction books discussing ballet technique and moves.

relatable stories about kids doing ballet.

ballet books that discussed the stories behind famous ballets.

ballet books that challenged gender stereotypes.

Of course, I’m all about following her natural interests and providing materials to allow her to deepen her knowledge and fascination on a given topic – so I wanted to curate some beautiful ballet books for her reading nook.įor this collection of children’s ballet books, I wanted to have a variety of books that approached ballet in different ways: Įlla and her friends took a ballet class in the Spring and her love has only grown in the off-season – just yesterday she was dancing around the house in her tutu and ballet slippers singing Carly Rae Jepsen! For more details, see our Full Disclosure. Jenny Bayliss is the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas.Welcome back to Sugar, Spice & Glitter! Please note, this post may contain affiliate links. They discuss the way misogyny presents itself in Ballet Shoes and the hints of progressivism they find in an otherwise fairly classic book.

They talk about the pressures the sisters feel to support their family, the way they embrace found family, and the various forms of privilege they straddle. On Episode 124, Alli and her guest Jenny Bayliss dive into the world of the Fossil family - Pauline, Petrova, Posy, and their caretakers Garnie and Nana.

Her favorite, she says, is Ballet Shoes - and since we are *big* fans of Kathleen Kelly around here, it’s time to tackle it! In the 1998 movie You’ve Got Mail, Kathleen Kelly shares her love for the “Shoe books” by Noel Streatfeild.

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