A Bunny in the Ballet

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 16, 2014

Review

An inspiring story of Desiree Rabbit who has a dream to be a ballerina. Desiree narrates her story of how there were NO BUNNIES in the ballet, until she arrived. "When I was a little bunny, I absolutely loved to...ping! twit! jump! and whoosh!...all around my bedroom! (And I could do splits, too!)" So she went to a ballet school in Paris, was told NO BUNNIES in ballet. The instructor saw "something" and allowed her to take classes. At first she didn't really fit in, but with trying her hardest, learning, practice, practice, practice, she mastered skills, took a non-dancing part in The Nutcracker, and saved the show. A delightful story of passion and hard work, the illustrations are created using ink and watercolor and go well with the text to set the place and mood. Appropriate for K-3, inspiring, delightful.

Overall Book Score: excellent