Angelina Ballerina by Katherine Holabird.
Angelina wants to be a ballerina more than anything else in the world.

Ballerino Nate by Kimberly Brubaker Bardley.
Nate wants to learn to dance ballet, no matter how many times his older brother says, “Boys can’t be ballerinas!”  When Nate meets a dancer after a ballet performance, he learns that boys can become ‘Ballerinos.’

Ballet Kitty by Bernette Ford.
Ballet Kitty is preparing for her play date with her friend Princess Pussycat. It should be a time of joy, but Kitty is distressed because she cannot find her pink ballet slippers and will have to play in her yucky, dirty pink sneakers instead.

Ballet Sisters: The Duckling and the Swan by Jan Ormerod.
The older sister, of course, is the swan and the younger sister, is the duckling. And the story, with a simple text, follows the sisters as Sylvie tries to emulate her older sibling.

Ballerina!  by Peter Sis.
Equipped with a trunk full of dress-up clothes, her dancing aspirations and a full-length mirror, young Terry dreams she is a prima ballerina.

Belinda and the Glass Slipper by Amy Young.  
When Belinda wins the lead in the ballet Cinderella, Lola, is not happy. After all, Lola has tiny feet, and she always gets what she wants. So in a move worthy of an evil stepsister, she locks Belinda in a closet on opening night, but who will end up with the glass slipper?

The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers.
 Ballerinas, in an array of tutus, pirouette and waltz through the magical elements of The Nutcracker, a tale familiar to many young dance students.

On Your Toes: A Ballet ABC by Rachel Isadora.
A multicultural diverse group of boys and girls prance and pose through the alphabet, demonstrating --"Développé," "En pointe," and "Pas de chat" as well as other

Over in the Meadow at the Big Ballet by Lisa Shulman.
Using the familiar framework of the classic song, meadow creatures in increasing numbers, come together to erect scenery, practice dancing, sew costumes, and finally present a ballet recital starring “one nervous swan.”

Tanya and the Red Shoes by Patricia Lee Gauch.
Tanya has been longing for toe shoes, but when she wears them for the first time in class, she finds that they pinch and give her blisters. Hard work turns the blisters into calluses and Tanya is finally dancing on her toes.

Time for Ballet by Adele Geras.
Tilly is going to be a "leapy cat, a curled-up-to-sleepy cat, a stretchy cat, a pounce-on-a-mousey cat" for her ballet recital and she can’t wait!

Ballerina Dreams by Lauren Thompson.
This photo essay follows 5 little girls, who have various physical disabilities, through their dance class, preparation for a dance recital and a performance. They may wear braces on their legs, but there’s no limit on their dreams.

Ballet School written by Naia Bray-Moffat.
Readers are given an enticing glimpse of ballet class, when they follow Jamie as she performs warm-up exercises, barre work, leaps, and improvisational steps.

I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina: A Girlhood Story by Anna Pavlova.  
The Russian dancer vividly describes the pleasure, awe and inspiration drawn from her first visit to the ballet Sleeping Beauty.

My First Ballet Book by Kate Castle.
Accurate, detailed color photos depict a group of ethnically diverse children learning the fundamentals. A very complete guide for young, beginning ballerina.

To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel.
Siena Cherson Siegel's autobiographical story will be as inviting to balletomanes as to aspiring ballet dancers. In a credible, youthful voice that conveys both confidence and innocence, she recalls her earliest inspirations to pursue dance and the entire book accompanied by series of panel illustrations.

Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet
by Robert Greskovic.
Noted dance critic and teacher Robert Greskovic has written an entertaining, reader-friendly book that provides everything the novice needs to learn and to enjoy the ballet.

Ballet Across Borders: Career and Culture in the World of Dancers
by Helena Wulff.  
This book is ballet’s ‘biography’-a revealing examination of a closed world, its competition and camaraderie.  Anyone interested in the culture of a ballet or the theatre will want to read what really goes on when the curtain comes down.

Balanchine: Celebrating a Life in Dance by Costas. 
Balanchine himself said, "A ballet is a movement in time and space, a living moment. Like a hothouse flower, it blooms, then dies." No mere coffee-table book, this marriage of unforgettable photographs and insightful text preserves those blossoms at the peak of their loveliness.

Striking A Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing by Barbara Newman.
Interviews with 25 of this century's greatest dancers provide a unique perspective on over 80 years in the development of classical ballet. … “a guide for ballet students, their parents, and the audience."

Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh. 
"Here is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic ballet dancers of the twentieth century. Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage…Julie Kavanagh gives us the most intimate, revealing, and dramatic picture we have ever had of this dazzling, complex figure."

The Ballet Companion: A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet by Eliza Gaynor Minden.
The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. This elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs to start a career in dance.

The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training & Technique by Janice Barringer.
The only book of its kind, this expanded Second Edition provides a thorough examination of pointe shoes and pointe technique. Dancers and students quickly benefit from the most current research that offers the latest information on hundreds of contemporary designs, materials, products, and suppliers.

Classical Ballet Technique by Gretchen Ward Warren.
A comprehensive teaching guide presenting every movement in the classical repertoire, demonstrated by professional dancers in 2,600 photographs.

101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Ballanchine.
Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. This is certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet.

No Fixed Points: Dance in the Twentieth Century by Nancy Reynolds.
"No Fixed Points surveys a century of dramatic developments in ballet, modern dance, and avant-garde dance for stage and screen in Europe and North America. It also looks at such popular forms as show dancing, tap, and jazz.”

Dance in America by Robert Coe.
“PBS aired the first Dance in America program in 1976, and its impact was staggering. Five million people watched the TV performance of the Joffrey Ballet in a year when only eleven million people saw a live performance. Each chapter in the book focuses on a dance company that was featured on the series; overviews on the history of dance connect the chapters.”