Thursday, February 12, 2009

Tired of Waiting for the Next Fancy Nancy Book?

If so, try The Jellybeans and the Big Dance by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Emily loves to dance , but when she joins a dance class, she finds out that her classmates are very different people and have trouble working together at first. But one day, when Emily brings jellybeans to share with everyone, she notices that even though the jellybeans are all different flavors, they still make a pretty appealing treat. So the girls decide to call themselves the Jellybeans and they go on to have a successful recital.

Kids who liked Fancy Nancy will also like Belinda Begins Ballet by Amy Young. Belinda is a girl who was born with really big feet. When her teacher casts her as a clown in the school talent show, Belinda is upset but doesn't know what to do about it. Then, when she sees a classmate named Camille do her ballet routine, she knows what she wants to do instead. Her ballet performance in the clown costume ends up being a big hit. It's a sweet story.

You might also try Natalie & Naughtily by Vincent Kirsch. It's the story of two girls, Natalie and Naughtily, who live on the top floor of a huge department store. On one exceptionally busy day, they are told that "It would be a great help if you did not play in the store." So they decide to to down to the store to help out instead. Each page features a beautiful, detailed illustration of the store and the girls' silly antics as they do their best to help the customers.

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