Dogs Don't Do Ballet

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This book subtly introduces gender stereotypes and would be a really good opener for a lesson about stereotypes and for children to discuss why dogs can’t do ballet, or why woman can’t be firefighters or why men can’t be nurses etc etc. Her work has also been adapted for television (Bookaboo, CBeebies), puppetry (Little Angel), dance (Ballet Black), orchestra (LSO) and theatre (New Writing North, Little Blue Monster). This hilarious and beautifully illustrated book will have young readers giggling time and time again.

A catastrophe at the Royal Ballet gives Biff the chance to truly shine and to prove that perhaps dogs do, do ballet after all! I am using it as part of the 'No Outsiders: Everyone Included, Everyone Welcome' project that our school is taking part in. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. This is a really nice story for children as it shows them that nothing is impossible, and that even if you get told you can't do something because of who you are, it doesn't matter.

Her books have been nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Oscar's Book Prize, and the Dundee Picture Book Award. It is Hilariously funny and it reverts all social norms and expectations and is just a genuinely brilliant story. The illustrations match the text beautifully, and add more emotion to the story; even showing Biff shed a tear.

Funny story for my little girl who likes to pretend to do ballet :-) she likes spotting the dog when he's hiding whilst following the little girl to her lesson and to the theatre.The pages are tactile; the paper has a lovely feel it making the book a pleasure to handle before even getting to the story. Tohle je přesně ten druh knihy, kterou bych četla svým dětem a pak si s nimi povídala o tom, jak je důležité se nevzdávat. The main character of this book is Biff the dog who loves ballet but spends his life being told that he is unable to do ballet because he's a do.