Bea and her toddler ballet class perform "The Nutcracker."

Christmas is coming, and Madame Rosa has prepared a surprise party for her ballet class. "Ella Bella, would you fetch the music box?" asks Madame Rosa. "Then we can have some dancing at our party." As the music begins playing, little Ella Bella is magically transported into the enchanting, festive world of "The Nutcracker "ballet.

A beautifully illustrated, timeless story about ballet, effort and rewards, and a special relationship between a girl and her teacher.

A hungry wolf attends a performance of Swine Lake, performed by the Boarshoi Ballet, intending to eat the performers, but he is so entranced by the story unfolding on the stage that he forgets about his meal.

Isadora Moon, a half-fairy, half-vampire, goes on school trip to her first ballet, with her parents as chaperones and Pink Rabbit at her side.

Sent to the Canine School of Obedience where she just can't seem to learn, Dotty the ballet-loving dachshund meets a special friend who helps her dance out her dreams with her own kind of discipline.

Nancy and her friends are going to be in a ballet! After months of taking dance classes, Nancy, George, and Bess willl perform in a ballet version of Cinderella! The Clue Crew is excited to wear fancy costumes and dance on a real stage. But a catastrophe happens when the glass slipper disappears and Nancy and her crew have to investigate

While her sister studies ballet at Toronto's National Ballet of Canada, the Head of the Wardrobe Department encourages eleven-year-old Pippa's interest in fashion and costume design.--

"An alligator dancing ballet? When the reptile takes her place at the barre, Mrs. Iraina and her dancers are very surprised. But since they can't communicate with the alligatorand she is able to follow alongthey just decide to name her Tanya and let her stay. (Would YOU say no to a 450-pound alligator?) Mrs. Iraina even creates a special ballet to showcase Tanya's larger-than-life talents . . . and super-swishy tail. Then, without warning, Tanya disappears....

"When the sun sets, the ballet can begin! From the first notes of the crickets' outdoor orchestra to her grand finale indoors, one little girl glissés and jetés her way to bedtime. Rhyming verse, fun sound effects and elegant French words add delicious read-aloud flair to this delightful, dance-filled tale."--Provided by publisher.