Ballet Bunnies: Let's Dance (Ballet Bunnies #2)

by Swapna Reddy (Author) Binny Talib (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Ballet Bunnies

Peek behind the curtain and find the Ballet Bunnies in this new full-color chapter book series featuring the most darling dancers you will ever meet!

The Ballet Bunnies dance to the rescue!

The Ballet Bunnies live at Miss Luisa's School of Dance. The only kid who knows about them is their new friend, Millie. They love helping her learn ballet. Now Millie is ready to show off her new moves in her very first performance. The bunnies can't wait! But Millie is a little nervous to go on stage--she has butterflies in her stomach. It's time for the Ballet Bunnies to lend a paw and help Millie dance those butterflies away! Twirl and spin with the Ballet Bunnies in Ballet Bunnies #1: The New Class!

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Gr 1-3--A new young reader series that is as saccharine as cotton candy. Millie, a little girl with brown skin and stylized facial features, has just turned six and her dream of ballet classes has finally come true. At Miss Luisa's School of Dance, Millie starts her first class, and realizes that regardless of her enthusiasm, first position is not easy. She also quickly meets the "mean" girl Amber. Amber fits the stereotype of pushy, in charge, and unwelcoming. Feeling a little overwhelmed after the first class, Millie sees shadows flitting across the studio and finds four tiny bunnies in tutus. These four bunnies can talk to Millie, and help her learn her first ballet steps. Dolly, Fifi, Pod, and Trixie befriend the girl, and Dolly travels home with Millie in her backpack. The story continues with protagonist preparing for a gala performance and rehearsing with her bunny friends. The second title has a tad more excitement when Amber hides Millie's watering can prop for the performance in the garbage. Of course, Millie finds her watering can, rescues Dolly (who was hiding in the can in order to support Millie during the performance) and it all ends happily. The illustrations of the bunnies are realistic, sweet, and adorable. This is a seemingly charming young reader that, unfortunately, has little plot or character development, and doesn't really bridge the magical and real-life connections. Most of the story is so predictable that six- and seven-year-old readers will quickly lose interest. VERDICT Bunnies and ballet go together like peanut butter and jelly, but this series never learns first position.--Susan Lissim, Dwight Sch., New York City

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Swapna Reddy
Award-winning author Swapna Reddy is the author of the bestselling Ballet Bunnies series. She lives in New Zealand with her husband and son and their dog, Archie.

Becka Moore is a children's book illustrator, author, and designer based in rainy Manchester. Becka has illustrated over 70 children's books, including the Violet Investigates series.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593304952
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
March 02, 2021
Series
Ballet Bunnies
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV031020 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
JUV002210 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Rabbits
Library of Congress categories
Rabbits
Stage fright
Ballet dancing

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