Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Prince - Tapa dura

Miss Lina's ballerinas have all learned how to dance as a group. But now Miss Lina has a new surprise for them - a boy will be joining their class and performing in their end-of-year show.

The girls have grand visions of dancing their first pas de deux with a prince. But when he finds himself surrounded by so much pink and so many girls, he turns quite shy, and dances his way out the door!

Grace Maccarone is a children's book editor and the author of many books for young readers, includingMiss Lina's Ballerinas, also illustrated by Christine Davenier, and the First Grade Friends series, illustrated by Betsy Lewin. She lives in Westchester, New York.

Christine Davenier has illustrated numerous children's books, and won aNew York Times Best Illustrated Award for The First Thing My Mama Told Me. She lives in Paris, France.