Belinda, the Ballerina by Amy Young
	List Price:   $15.99 Unit Price:   $12.79 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0670035491 ISBN-13:   9780670035496 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   March 2003 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; With dust jacket Ages:   3 to 8 Grades:   0 to 2
Awards
2007  Great Lakes' Great Books Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Once there was a ballerina named Belinda. Belinda loved to dance. She went to ballet school every day and practiced very hard. But Belinda had a big problem. Actually, Belinda had two big problems: her left foot and her right foot. When a trio of big-mouthed dance critics declare that Belinda has no future in ballet, Belinda decides to give up dancing forever. But what's a dancer to do if she can't dance? A playful text and whimsical illustrations by an exciting newcomer set the stage for a story in which the size of the heroine's feet is rivaled only by the size of her heart. When Belinda auditions for the Spring Ballet Recital and the judges tell her she can not be a ballerina because her feet are too big, she tries to forget about dancing. Belinda the ballerina has only two problems: her left foot and her right foot. Full color.