A Day with Miss Lina's Ballerinas

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 31, 2014

Review

This is a level 1 My Reader choice about Miss Lina's ballerina class. The girls jump, spin, and leap. Each page has a simple sentence that jibes with the illustrations beautifully so that the emerging reader can discern the text by watching what action the illustrations portray. When the girls leave their class they continue to dance throughout their day; at school, in the market, at the park, and while getting ready for bed. There is lots of white space and young readers will enjoy the soft illustrations that show movement beautifully; one can indeed 'see' the dance steps the girls are attempting. The fact that there is lots of pink color involved will make the girls especially happy. I would recommend this for the beginner readers out there.

Overall Book Score: very good