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Check out this fun book series for little ones ages 6-8. Book #1 is The Totally Secret Secret and Book #2: Dance! Dance! Underpants! are books about a cat that of course…loves ballet. In the first book Ballet Cat and Sparkle Pony want to play but of course Cat wants to play ballet. Pony goes along with it because he does not want to hurt Cat’s feelings. A book with a story about true friendship. In the second book Ballet Cat is playing with Butter Bear and she wants to do lots of ballet leaps but Bear keeps putting it off and Cat has no idea why. This is a book about not caring what others think and really going for it!
Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that Sparkles suggests–making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade–goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. When Sparkles’s leaps, spins, and twirls seem halfhearted, Ballet Cat asks him what’s wrong. Sparkles doesn’t want to say. He has a secret that Ballet Cat won’t want to hear. What Sparkles doesn’t know is that Ballet Cat has a secret of her own, a totally secret secret. Once their secrets are shared, will their friendship end, or be stronger than ever?
Ballet Cat is getting her friend Butter Bear ready for her big ballet debut. “Leap, Butter Bear, leap!” Ballet Cat prompts. But Butter Bear would prefer to just point her toe. When Ballet Cat keeps pushing, Butter Bear gets hungry, then thirsty, then sleepy . . . The bottom line is that Butter Bear would rather do almost anything to avoid making a big leap. Why? Because her bottom is covered in silly underpants! This second entry in the Ballet Cat series will have beginning readers rolling on the floor with laughter.
Bob Shea is the author of the this series as well as the Dinosaur vs. series, and several other picture books, including DON’T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD and UNICORN THINKS HE’S PRETTY GREAT. He and his wife have their own design studio in Madison, Connecticut.
I have one exciting prize pack to giveaway away to one lucky reader. One (1) winner receives:
- Copies of TOTALLY SECRET SECRET and DANCE! DANCE! UNDERPANTS
- Plush BALLET CAT
- Plus a $50 Capezio.com gift card to outfit your little ballet cat!
This is a cute book series that both my 4 year old and my 7 year old enjoys. Big Sis even enjoys reading it to Lil Sis which always makes my heart melt. A great series for beginning readers with easy to see words and fun illustrations show off the story.
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Giveaway Winner: Linda K.