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The Cranky Ballerina
Elise Gravel
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Description for The Cranky Ballerina
Hardback. "Saturdays make Ada cranky because that's the day of her ballet class--and she hates ballet"-- Illustrator(s): Gravel, Elise. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFQ; YFR; YXL; YXZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Ada hates everything about ballet class, yet she still has to go! Arabesques? Grotesque! And then one Saturday, Ada plies right out the door and into the hallway, smacking into someone who thinks her ungraceful moves are great! In the tradition of Kevin Henkes's Lilly books and Russell and Lillian Hoban's Frances classics, Ada is a plucky little kid with her own way of thinking. Through Ada's stubbornness and emotional honesty, author/illustrator Elise Gravel shows her understanding of how kids feel and why. She shows us that anger is normal and feeling our emotions leads to growth! This short, ... Read more
Ada hates everything about ballet class, yet she still has to go! Arabesques? Grotesque! And then one Saturday, Ada plies right out the door and into the hallway, smacking into someone who thinks her ungraceful moves are great! In the tradition of Kevin Henkes's Lilly books and Russell and Lillian Hoban's Frances classics, Ada is a plucky little kid with her own way of thinking. Through Ada's stubbornness and emotional honesty, author/illustrator Elise Gravel shows her understanding of how kids feel and why. She shows us that anger is normal and feeling our emotions leads to growth! This short, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062351241
SKU
V9780062351241
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Elise Gravel
Elise Gravel always liked bugs and cats and lizards and other bizarre creatures. Oh, and she also loves baby humans, who she finds very weird and adorable. The author-illustrator of Adopt a Glurb! and the Disgusting Critters series, Elise lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband, two daughters, and two cranky cats, so she would be extremely happy if she ... Read more
Reviews for The Cranky Ballerina
This book will resonate with children, especially those who have yet to channel their misunderstood talents. A noteworthy addition for most collections. Fans of Gravel will get a kick out of this grouchy character.
School Library Journal Praise for I LOVE MONSTERS: The abundance of rainbow-hued monsters suggests that Gravel probably had a grand time flinging darts at a ... Read more
School Library Journal Praise for I LOVE MONSTERS: The abundance of rainbow-hued monsters suggests that Gravel probably had a grand time flinging darts at a ... Read more