The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Shea, Bob

Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret

56 pp. | Disney/Hyperion | May, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4847-1378-5 $9.99

(2) K-3 Ballet Cat only wants to dance, but long-suffering pony Sparkles reluctantly admits, "Sometimes I don't want to play ballet!" Initially gobsmacked, Ballet Cat bounces back with her own secret, but it's a welcome one, leading to a satisfying ending. Shea's first easy reader has an economy of both words and art, and it's funny to boot. The exuberant art is deceptively simple.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2015