Lyons Regional Library

Being cast as Clara in the Nutcracker ballet is a dream come true for Georgie, but when she finds herself sucked into the Nutcracker's world, her dream becomes more real than she ever imagined.

Two little girls attend ballet class and eat strawberry ice cream afterwards.

When the Weather Fairies are asked to dance for the King and Queen, they create and perform a ballet about the weather.

Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.

Mia the kitten is so excited about her first day of ballet class that she accidentally brings her big sister's tutu instead of her own.

"It's John's big day at school today--a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous, looking out at all the other children staring back at him. But he takes a big breath and begins. Mac Barnett's compassionate text and Kate Berube's understated and expressive art tell the story of a kid who finds the courage to show others his talent for...

Delighted to be asked by Miss Bird to help during a little dancers' class, an exuberant Mia observes that the little ballerinas in her charge have difficulties performing steps, a challenge that prompts Mia to devise a clever solution.

Angelina the mouse loves dancing with her friends at Miss Lilly's Ballet School; zooming up and down on roller coasters; being in the comforting arms of her mother; and hearing her father play the fiddle.

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.

Josephina, a javelina who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina, heads for California hoping to be discovered, but her cousin Angelina takes her to a talent agent who looks strangely familiar.