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Bedtime Ballet

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By Kallie George

Illustrated by Shanda McCloskey

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Hardcover

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Ease the wind-down to sleep with this graceful, playful rhyme that will have children gliding into bed!

Two satin slippers with bunny-ear toes and stripy pajamas are dreamy dance clothes . . .

When the sun sets, the ballet can begin! From the first notes of the crickets’ outdoor orchestra to her grand finale indoors, one little girl glissés and jetés her way to bedtime. Rhyming verse, fun sound effects and elegant French words add delicious read-aloud flair to this delightful, dance-filled tale.

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  • "This sweet bedtime story is told in hushed and swooping rhyming couplets and illustrated in mixed-media with gentle watercolor washes in dreamy and subdued hues that will bring drooping eyelids with the closing rose-covered curtain."
    Booklist
  • "Viewers...will understand the little girl's passion for ballet even if they don't share it themselves, and if pronunciations of ballet terms can't be inferred from rhymes, a glossary at the end provides these with descriptions."
    BCCB
  • "Softly colored textured washes combine with thick linework to create a cozy atmosphere. Fantastical performing animals add a touch of whimsy."
    Kirkus Reviews

On Sale
Jan 19, 2021
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780759554702

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Kallie George

About the Author

Kallie George is the author of the Heartwood Hotel series and the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series as well as other books. She works as an author and editor on the Sunshine Coast, Canada, and she holds a master’s in children’s literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing and editing, Kallie is a speaker and leads workshops for aspiring writers. She happened across the Heartwood Hotel on a hike with her husband and wishes she were a mouse like Mona so she could stay there, too. She invites you to visit her online at kalliegeorge.com.

Stephanie Graegin was born during a blizzard on Groundhog’s Day in Chicago, Illinois. Stephanie spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and later attended Pratt Institute obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. She invites you to visit her online at http://www.graegin.com.

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Shanda McCloskey

About the Illustrator

Shanda McCloskey was inspired to develop the determined, creative characters of Charlotte (Doll-E 1.0) and Lucas (T-Bone the Drone) by the entrepreneurial spirit of her family members and by watching her inventive children play with their toys. Shanda lives near Atlanta, Georgia, and invites you to visit her at shandamc.com.

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