I think these are all books that Betsy-Bee, the dancer/artiste will enjoy. She asked for no historical fiction, and I pretty much obliged. However, MIss Spitfire was irresistible since I’m almost sure she will be one of the huge subset of tween girls who are fascinated with Helen Keller as soon as she reads it.
Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfield.
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield.
Frindle by Andrew Clements.
Blue Fairy Book compiled by Andrew Lang.
Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller.
Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw by Deborah Ray.
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban.
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis.
Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz.
The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom.
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards.
I told Betsy-Bee to pick at least ten of these, read them, and review them here at Semicolon. She’s planning to start with Noonday Friends by Mary Stolz.
A fellow Mandy lover. I LOVE this book and anytime I write about it, people are intrigued and have never heard of it. I read this book over and over again when I was a child.
Oh–and I was in that subset that was obsessed with Helen Keller, too — whatever that says about me.
How have I never heard of this book about Helen Keller? I must find a copy!