Nina, nina, star ballerina

by Jane O'Connor

Nina creates a problem for herself when she tells her friends that she will be a star in the upcoming ballet performance and they misunderstand her

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 17, 1997

About the author

Since the publication of Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor's closet now boasts so many boas, tiaras, and sparkly ensembles that sometimes friends do not recognize her on the street. She still resides (that's a fancy word for lives) in New York City with her family and their canine companion, Arrow. --from the publisher's website

Reviews

[Melinda Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an educational, comforting book for children who worry about what their friends think. Nina loves to dance, but one day at lunch she blurted to her friends that she would be in a dance show and she was a star. Then she thought about it; she did make a lot of mistakes. Her friend Ann wanted to go to the show but Nina was afraid to have Ann see her dance. She even tried to get out of dancing, but didn't feel good about that. Sometimes we worry too much about what our friends will think about us when all they really want is to be our friends.

[Jane · Rating 1 out of 5]

There wasn't really a problem in this book and it wasn't that interesting. Also, I did not really get what it was about, at first, and what was going on.

[Ranette · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great story about a girl who's friend thinks she is the star of the dance show. Her mom helps her tell her friend she is only one star, and all is well.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story about a little girl who is going to be one of several stars twinkling around a moon for a ballet performance. When she tells her friend, her role accidently gets turned into being "the star." This book offers a good example of the angst children can feel when they are trying to fit in and make friends. Perfect for young readers.

[Lauren Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Growing up, this was one of my favorite books to read. It is about a ballerina named Nina who allows a misconception to blossom about her part in the upcoming dance show. This book illustrates how it feels to be caught in a lie and how hard it is to reverse it once it's out. If issues of lying arise in the classroom, this book may help students see the dangers of lying.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorite picture books when I was little :)

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um, duh.

[X · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute book. Designed for beginning readers to read by themselves, but works okay as a read-aloud picture book as well.