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Dancing in the Wings

By Debbie Allen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

By Debbie Allen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

By Debbie Allen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

By Debbie Allen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

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Paperback $8.99

Dec 01, 2003 | ISBN 9780142501412 | 4-8 years

Hardcover $17.99

Sep 01, 2000 | ISBN 9780803725010 | 4-8 years

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    About Dancing in the Wings

    Sassy is a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream. When a famous director comes to visit her class, Sassy does her best to get his attention with her high jumps and bright leotard. Her first attempts are definitely not appreciated, but with Sassy’s persistence, she just might be able to win him over. Dancing in the Wings is loosely based on actress/choreographer Debbie Allen’s own experiences as a young dancer.

    About Dancing in the Wings

    Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream of becoming a star ballerina. So for now she’s just dancing in the wings, watching from behind the curtain, and hoping that one day it will be her turn to shimmer in the spotlight. When the director of an important dance festival comes to audition her class, Sassy’s first attempts to get his attention are, well, a little wobbly. But Sassy just knows, somehow, that this is her time to step out from those wings, and make her mark on the world. Actress/choreographer Debbie Allen and Kadir Nelson collaborated on Brothers of the Knight, about which School Library Journal raved, “the strutting high-stepping brothers are full of individuality, attitude, and movement.”

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    About Debbie Allen

    Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen’s career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry. Allen’s Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of “Purlie”. She next appeared in “Raisin”, then in the… More about Debbie Allen

    About Kadir Nelson

    Kadir Nelson is the acclaimed illustrator of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, both Caldecott Honor Books. His other titles include We Are the Ship, a Robert F. Sibert Informational… More about Kadir Nelson

    About Debbie Allen

    Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen’s career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry. Allen’s Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of “Purlie”. She next appeared in “Raisin”, then in the… More about Debbie Allen

    About Kadir Nelson

    Kadir Nelson is the acclaimed illustrator of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, both Caldecott Honor Books. His other titles include We Are the Ship, a Robert F. Sibert Informational… More about Kadir Nelson

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Dec 01, 2003 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780142501412

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Sep 01, 2000 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780803725010
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    Praise

    Nelson’s artwork conveys Sassy’s spirit and captures well the expressions of her smug, mocking classmates. A great read-aloud. (School Library Journal)

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