Ballet Kitty

by Bernette Ford, Sam Williams (Illustrator)

Overview

A heartwarming tale of friendship and dance, as Ballet Kitty and her friend Princess Pussycat spend the day dancing and having fun. A touching and charming tale for young readers and ballet lovers!

Ballet Kitty cannot find her ballet slippers, and she thinks that it will ruin her day. She soon finds out that she can still have fun without them. She and Princess Pussycat have fun all day, and by the end she finds her beloved slippers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781905417568
Publisher:	Boxer Books
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Series:	Ballet Kitty Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,104,069
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Bernette Ford has written many books for children, including Nappy Duck and Potty Piggy and First Snow. Bernette worked as a children’s book publisher for many years and was one of the founding members of Black Creators for Children, which became an influential force in children’s publishing and a launchpad for many Black authors and illustrators. 

Editorial Reviews

Ballet Kitty's nimble paws make her a natural dancer, but what good are fast feet without ballet slippers? Without proper footwear, her entrechats are droopy and her pirouettes are just a quick, soul-crunching succession of kerplunks. It doesn't take long however for this pussycat prima ballerina in training to realize that good attitude is more than a expertly rendered dance position. A heartening words-and-pictures pas de deux.

PreS-Gr 1 Ballet Kitty is preparing for her playdate with her friend Princess Pussycat. It should be a time of joy, but Kitty is distressed because she cannot find her pink ballet slippers and will have to play in her yucky, dirty pink sneakers instead. Despite this hindrance, the day is great fun, and the missing ballet slippers are found "just where she had left them the night before!" The back cover states that this book is "For little ballerinas everywhere," and there is absolutely no attempt to appeal to any other sort of reader. Pink permeates the simple, cutesy illustrations and the text is more than a tad treacly. That said, the book will be a huge hit with its intended audience of little girls who admire a pretty package. A purely supplemental purchase.-Kara Schaff Dean, Walpole Public Library, MA

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