Reviews
Skillfully retold with just a few lines of text per page...an excellent introduction to the ballet for younger children., "Jeffers? lush watercolors...will wholly satisfy families...this treatment will earn curtain calls galore." (ALA Booklist), Energetic and child-friendly...Jeffers's soft watercolors...capture both the drama of the classic story and the elegance of choreography., {Jeffers's] romantic, detail-rich illustrations are based on the Balanchine ballet...Jeffers offers a satisfying extension, "Skillfully retold with just a few lines of text per page...an excellent introduction to the ballet for younger children." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Jeffers' lush watercolors...will wholly satisfy families...this treatment will earn curtain calls galore." -- ALA Booklist "Energetic and child-friendly...Jeffers's soft watercolors...capture both the drama of the classic story and the elegance of choreography." -- Publishers Weekly "{Jeffers's] romantic, detail-rich illustrations are based on the Balanchine ballet...Jeffers offers a satisfying extension" -- The Horn Book, Jeffers' lush watercolors...will wholly satisfy families...this treatment will earn curtain calls galore.
