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About this book
Enter the stunning world of Ballet, retold with today’s diverse community of readers in mind.
This beautiful book is lavishly illustrated throughout, with images that really glow from the pages.
Briony and I have worked hard to ensure that our characters have a wide range of skin tones, body shapes and hair types. We have carefully updated the balance and roles of characters of different genders to help show that everyone is welcome to the ballet!
You will also find that the language we use reflects today’s values of respect, empathy and consensual relationships, without losing the traditional feel of these well-loved tales. We hope that our work has brought these wonderful stories up to date and helped to make them accessible and inspirational to everyone!
A beautifully presented, contemporary retelling of four of our best-loved ballets!
Illustrated by Briony May Smith
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books, 2023
ISBN: 978-1529074338
“Discover the special world of classical ballet told through these four beautifully crafted stories and magical illustrations. A delightful interpretation.”
“My daughter is seven, and she absolutely loved being read one story each night -we immersed ourselves in the drama of the storytelling and the captivating and diverse artwork.”
“This magical book has captured our hearts”
“Caryl is a masterful writer and her retelling is pitch perfect”
“Absolutely Gorgeous”
“Breaks stereotypes - an absolute must read”
“Ideal for our 6-8 year old readers and magically brought to life through enchanting artwork”
“We really enjoyed the book’s commitment to diversity and inclusion”
“Stunning in every way”
“I was going to read them to storybook_boy one at a time but we read them all in one go!”
From the orignal novel by JM Barrie, we brought you a fully illustrated double length hard back picture book. It's been hugely well received and loved by many all over the world.
Now experience this wonderful children's classic as fully illustrated fiction! Yes, we've turned the rhyming version back into prose and set it out in chapters for newly independent readers and reading aloud!
It's been a HUGE labour of love and we really do hope you like it!
A percentage of the profits from this book go to Great Ormond Street Hospital