Encouraging precious moments with your children
Set in Paris, with a dancing tiger as the star, this is an uplifting tale of following your dreams and pursuing your talent, no matter what, and about making friends. Max isn’t like other tigers – he is a tiger with a dream! He longs to pirouette and plié, to leap and spin. He wants to be a dazzling dancer, shining on the stage! Little dancers will love to see Max triumph and get his moment in the spotlight.
Surely an alley cat can never be a ballet cat … or can he?
The Crazy Cat Crew love to dance – they groove and they bop, they move and they hop, all night long. Then, one night, Arthur slinks off and discovers something really special: a pair of ballet shoes. He immediately puts them on and goes back to show the gang his new style of dancing. But the other cats don’t like ballet and they laugh Arthur out of town … only to realize that all dancing is really cool after all and that they miss their friend.
This beautiful collection brings together ten of the best-loved stories from the ballet.
A beautiful new edition of a classic ballet story collection. Travel to the magical Land of Sweets across the Lemonade Ocean in The Nutcracker; be dazzled by the magical Firebird with her flame-bright feathers; and dance until the clock chimes midnight with Cinderella and her handsome prince. Master storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean retells these classic tales with poetry and magic, while renowned artist Angela Barrett’s exquisite illustrations dance off the page.
Help Cinderella to get to the ball and enter the magical world of the ballet with the adorable Ella Bella Ballerina!
Can the adorable Ella Bella Ballerina help Cinderella get to the Royal Ball?
Alone on the stage after class, Ella Bella opens Madame Rosa’s magical musical box and is whisked off into the world of the Cinderella ballet. But will Ella Bella be able to help Cinderella meet her perfect Prince Charming?
Another sumptuous story featuring the delightful Ella Bella Ballerina in the most famous ballet of all, Swan Lake!
Can Ella Bella help the swan princess to be reunited with her prince? Will she help to break the wicked sorcerer’s spell? Will true love conquer all?
Young ballerinas will find the answer to all these questions and delight in the sheer charm of Ella Bella’s world. James Mayhew has also included a last page full of ballet facts to help even the keenest budding ballerina learn about the story behind Swan Lake.
Enter the magical world of the Sleeping Beauty ballet with the adorable Ella Bella Ballerina!
Ella Bella longs to be a beautiful ballerina, and so each week she goes to Madame Rosa’s ballet class at the old theatre. As we all know, theatres are magical places where anything can happen, and sure enough, as soon as Ella Bella opens Madame Rosa’s magical musical box on the empty stage, she’s whisked off in a beautiful lilac light to Sleeping Beauty’s palace. But will she be able to help the Lilac Fairy save Sleeping Beauty from the bad fairy’s wicked spell?
Ella Bella captures all the festive sparkle of Christmas with this glorious introduction to The Nutcracker ballet
Join Ella Bella Ballerina as she twirls into the enchanting world of The Nutcracker ballet with its magical dancing snowflakes, tantalising swirling sweets and, of course, the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy. But can Ella Bella help the Nutcracker to defeat his arch enemy, the wicked Mouse King?
James Mayhew’s richly detailed storytelling and his exquisite, retro art-style make this book perfect for all would-be prima ballerinas. The final page is devoted to ballet facts, so children can learn about the original ballet The Nutcracker.
Dora loves to dance, and she’s inviting all her friends to help her practice for the big recital. With a sparkly cover and more than 30 glittery stickers, this color and activity book is sure to be a favorite with little ballerinas.
Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer is ready to star in the big dance recital—but her slippers are missing! Little girls ages 2-5 will love this Little Golden Book that retells an adventure from the popular DVD Dora’s Ballet Adventures.
It was Sophie’s first ballet lesson, and she was very excited… Sophie can’t wait to be a ballerina and, when she joins Miss Darcy’s ballet class, she becomes the star of the show! With amazing novelties and an incredible pop-up finale, this great-value book is the perfect gift for any child looking to plié, jeté and pirouette onto the stage!