Ballet Cat and her friend Butter Bear have practiced a dance to perform for an audience, but Butter Bear will need a lot of encouragement to try the super high leaps.

American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.

Miss Lina's class of nine ballerinas are thrilled to learn that a boy, whom they imagined would be a prince charming, would be joining their class, but when he arrives he is not as princely as they thought and he decides that dancing with girls might not be so much fun either as he dashes out the door.

Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school.

"When Mia's grandfather comes to visit for the holidays, he gives Mia a very special present--a nutcracker. As grandfather tells Mia about his gift and the story of the dance, Mia is transported to the role of Clara in this clever tale within a tale."--Amazon.com.

Angelina Ballerina is excited to host her very own sleepover.

Ben's friends try to guess what his dad does for work, and after giving several hints, Ben reveals that his father is a ballet dancer. Includes author's note.