Henry Carter Hull

Ballet instructor Miss Lina has a solution when her eight students, who always dance in pairs, are distraught when a ninth girl joins the class.

Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.

Sophie the swan joins a ballet class and works hard to earn a part in the end-of-year performance of Swan Lake.

The fairies are assigned their parts for the ballet recital and Gerry is upset when she is cast as the court jester, instead of the crystal princess, but when the performance takes a bad turn, Gerry brings extra sparkle to the stage.

"Mia's dance class is putting on their first show! The dancers will perform their own special parts, and Mia can't wait to practice. The dance is going to be perfect! But when Mia's friend Anna leaves class early without learning her part, Mia begins to worry. Will Anna be able to dance at the show? Together Mia and Anna learn that sometimes it's not about the end result, but the fun of learning with a friend. As with all the Mia I Can Read Books,...

"The big recital is just around the corner, and all of the students in Miss Bird's dance class are busy getting ready. The stage is designed, the costumes are picked, and the dancers must practice, practice, practice! But when Mia decides to practice on her way home from class, she falls and hurts her paw. Oh, no! Can Mia still be part of the big day? Miss Bird might have the perfect part for Mia after all. Mia's sixth I Can Read book promises the...

"Mia loves her dance class, and Mia loves her teacher, Miss Bird. So when Miss Bird asks Mia to help out in the little dancers' class, Mia is excited! She wants to teach the tiny ballerinas to dance, just like Miss Bird teaches Mia. But when the younger girls have trouble with their steps, Mia gets worried. What if the little ballerinas aren't able to do the dance? As always, Mia uses her quick thinking to come up with the perfect solution. With Mia...

"When Mia grows up, she wants to be just like her big sister, Ava! Ava is a ballerina in a real show, and Mia's class is taking a trip to visit her. Mia and her friends watch Ava dance in the ballet, and then Ava shows them how to do some new moves. Mia tries to dance her best so that Ava will watch, but Ava is too busy helping Mia's friends to notice. How can Mia show her big sister what a great ballerina she is? Mia and the Big Sister Ballet is...

A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

"Peppa Pig learns a beautiful dance routine at her first ballet lesson! Can she remember the steps and show Mummy and Daddy Pig how to dance, too?"--Back cover.