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Skeers, Linda

Tutus Aren't My Style

32 pp. | Dial | February, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-3212-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. When tomboy Emma receives a pink ballerina costume from her uncle, her efforts to float, flutter, and twirl land her in a petunia patch, birdbath, etc. The story's "be yourself" message is common enough in the picture book world, but this tale feels fresh because Emma is so sympathetic: as the illustrations of her loose-limbed pratfalls show, she's giving it her all.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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