Josephine Wants To Dance

By: Jackie French, Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 October 2006

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Josephine Wants to Dance is another hit picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley about a kangaroo who loves to dance. She wants to be a ballerina. Her brother explains that kangaroos don't dance. But when a dance troupe comes to town Josephine is determined to prove herself. A fun-filled book.

Product Description

Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance.

Her little brother Joey tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet troupe comes to town and both the lead ballerina and the understudy are injured, Josephine is called upon to save the day...

About The Author

Jackie French Koller is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jackie French Koller include The Dragonling Collector's Edition: Volume 2 (The Dragonling), Seven Spunky Monkeys, The Keepers, Book 3: The Wizard's Scepter, and A Wizard Named Nell (Keepers (Turtleback)).

Industry Reviews

The oft-told story of the stage-struck youngster who saves the show when the star is injured returns in this variation that features a ballet-dancing kangaroo named Josephine. She perseveres in the face of a doubting brother named, of course, Joey, and a giggling audience. It's her ability to twirl and leap and point her toes that finally drives them to clap and cheer. She's a graceful if not beautiful ballerina who practiced her art with other Australian animals but yearned for something more than the outback and found it. The author and illustrator have a number of collaborations behind them, most notably Diary of a Wombat (2003). An entertaining read-aloud that shows off an appealing tutu-clad kangaroo leaping across perfectly pink pages as if she were captured in a series of camera clicks. (Picture book. 4-7) (Kirkus Reviews)

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