Ready for the Spotlight! Format: Hardback

$ 8.71

Publication Year: 2022 Illustrator: Yes, Kim, Jaime gtin13: 9781536205183 Format: Picture Book Item Length: 9.8 in Author: Jaime Kim Type: book Narrative Type: book ISBN: 9781536205183 Book Title: Ready for the Spotlight! Item Height: 0.3 in Publisher: Candlewick Press Number of Pages: 40 Pages Language: English Topic: Performing Arts / Dance, Family / Siblings, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings Item Weight: 16.8 Oz Item Width: 11 in Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Description

An exuberant and relatable picture book about sibling rivalry, ballet, and finding your free-form self.

Confidence goes a long way, and so does practice—but the support of a loving family and community matters even more in this winsome tale of dancing your way into your own unique talents. Tessie has taken ballet for a whole month and thinks she has it down. If it weren’t for her big sister, Maya, who seems to own the spotlight, Tessie would dazzle the whole class. But when Maya lands the lead—and the coveted princess crown—in the fall recital, not even freestyle dancing can fully rescue Tessie’s spirits. But maybe they each have something to teach and the spotlight is big enough for two? Jaime Kim’s author-illustrator debut captures the shifting emotions of competition, sisterhood, and joy in movement with warmth, charm, and a delicious candy-bright palette.