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Miss Lina's Ballerinas And The Prince (2011)

by Grace Maccarone(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312649630 (ISBN13: 9780312649630)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Feiwel & Friends

review 1: With another clear nod to Bemelmans’ Madeline, Maccarone delivers a sequel to Miss Lina’s Ballerinas (Feiwel and Friends, 2010) that is sure to please readers asking for ballet-inspired stories. The nine little girls in Miss Lina’s ballet class learn that a boy will join them. At first they are excited that they will have a prince to dance paux de deux, but soon the girls grow wary of this energetic, bouncing boy. “The girls were astounded, bewildered, amazed, / stupefied, startled, dazzled and dazed.” In the end, they decide that although he is not quite a prince, Tony Farrina can dance and they should give him a chance. Maccarone’s rhyming text moves the story along with pleasing rhythm and energy, and Davenier’s pencil and watercolor illustrations bring th... moreis story to life. Davenier captures the children’s movement and energy with lively spirit.
review 2: So the boy dancer is not a prince, but a wild jumpy rowdy boy, and the girls aren't sure they want to dance with him. But Miss Lina insists and they have fun at the zoo, and later dance very nicely together. For a pinky-rhymmy cute book, I guess it's not bad, but I was dissappointed that all the ballerina's looked alike - all pale with mousey light brownish hair. Okay, on second glance, i guess there is one strawberry blonde and two true blondes and the token black girl with dark cury hair. But they didn't seem to be different. But maybe that's not the point -- maybe it's about bonding as a group of dancers. my sons thought is was okay. less

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