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James Mayhew has kindly included a postscript which explains the background to the ballet and the music which accompanies it. Read this first - you and your child will get more out of the book which essentially is a reworking of '' The Sleeping Beauty'' accompanied by the characteristic ''Ella Bella Ballerina'' illustrations in muted colours. The text reads aloud beautifully and there's a lot to talk about on every page including characters from other fairy stories who make an appearance in the wedding scene.
I thought that my six-year-old granddaughter would love this book. She goes to ballet classes and loves the music from '' The Sleeping Beauty'' so I was rather surprised when she told me that Ella Bella Ballerina is 'not proper'. She explained that real ballet lessons are not like that and the girls were not doing proper ballet. She's something of a purist in these matters! I think she's also something of an exception (her favourite book is [[The Getaway]]) as most girls of her age seem to be besotted with Ella Bella. It's a series that appeals to all things girly and pink and this beautifully presented book would make a lovely gift for most girls in the three- to six-year -old age group.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of this book to The Bookbag.
For another retelling of an old folk story , you might like to try [[The Magic Paintbrush]] by Julia Donaldson or [[The Cat, The Crow And The Banyan Tree]] by Penelope Lively. You might also like [[Ballerina Dreams by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince]].
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