Bravo, Tanya

Tanya

by Patricia Lee Gauch, Satomi Ichikawa (Illustrator)

Tanya loves to dance but has trouble integrating her steps with the clapping and counting of her ballet teacher, until she tries moving to the music and the sounds inside her head

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Patricia Lee Gauch is an author who has written over 30 works of children's literature. In 1993, Gauch was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. She has been a resident of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey.

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Any follow-up to Dance, Tanya has big (dance) shoes to fill. Luckily, Bravo, Tanya stands in no shadow, continuing the tale of young dancer, Tanya, who is now taking ballet classes. She knows the steps, but always gets off the beat and makes mistakes. The ballet teacher wonders if she is ready. All Tanya knows is that dancing is easy in the meadow and down by the brook, where all that can be heard is the music of the wind. Can an unexpected friend help her become a true ballerina?

My heart aches at the sweetly-drawn Tanya in the golden haze of illustrations. The message is an important one--find joy in what you love. You may love playing music, but not be able to translate that to an orchestra. We can all take a lesson from Tanya: Find your meadow, and dance.

[Riani Halim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beside of the beautiful illustration, I love how little Tanya was wise enough to endure something she didn't enjoy meanwhile she kept listening to what her heart enjoy the most, until finally she found the answer - a win-win solution - for her problem.

[The Campbell Family · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was geared toward Maren, but Adam also enjoyed it and stayed engaged through the reading. Very nice illustrations and a good, simple story.

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tanya finds her rhythm in the breeze of the meadows and the babbling brook.

[Leonid F · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids enjoyed imitating the dance positions and trying out ballet versus free / contemporary dance

[Luisa Knight · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ages: 4 - 8

Cleanliness: there is a picture of a girl in underwear only - she is changing. Someone says "my goodness."

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