Mia and the Big Sister Ballet

Mia

by Robin Farley, Olga Ivanov (Illustrations), Aleksey Ivanov (Illustrations)

When Mia grows up, she wants to be just like her big sister, Ava! Ava is a ballerina in a real show, and Mia's class is taking a trip to visit her. Mia and her friends watch Ava dance in the ballet, and then Ava shows them how to do some new moves. Mia tries to dance her best so that Ava will watch, but Ava is too busy helping Mia's friends to notice. How can Mia show her big sister what a great ballerina she is? Mia and the Big Sister Ballet is Mia's fourth My First I Can Read book, perfect for all beginning readers and aspiring ballerinas everywhere.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 29, 2012

Reviews

[Candis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh. "I Can Read" books are often overly simple and kind of dull, but this one is probably the worst we've read. After one read, daughter asked why they were all girls (except for the pianist) and son asked, "Can't I dance like that too?" Sparked a conversation about gender, but the kids probably won't be back for a second reading.

[Justin Plourde · Rating 5 out of 5]

6 year old loved this/ dealing with sadness/left-out.

Daughter liked how Ava helped the other dancers. And Ava helped Mia understand that Mia was the star, which is why Ava was not helping her with the dance moves.

[Cordellya Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for readers on the first grade level. The story and the pictures keep the pages turning until the very end.

[Child960801 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mia and her dance class watch Mia's big sister, Ava, dance and then Ava comes and helps out with their class.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Complete with a dictionary of new fun words at the end this is a great early reader for any "sometimes" ballerina learning to read. Mia's big sister is a professional ballerina. When she and her friends take a field trip to see her sister and gain some one on one instruction Mia feels ignored. It is the long way around to realize her sister is leaving her to dance because she already is impressed with Mia's skill. A great lesson for us all with fun illustrations. Mia is new to me, but a character I will look for again.

*Thanks to HC.*

http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2...

[Conni Strittmatter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute ballet, cat, sister story (ha!). Definitely high interest for a little girl who likes all of those things.