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LeFrak, Karen

Jake the Ballet Dog: A Muttcracker Tale

32 pp. | Walker | November, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8027-9658-5 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-8027-9659-2 $17.89
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Marcin Baranski. If readers can suspend disbelief that a high-spirited dog would be allowed backstage during a ballet, they will enjoy this tale about Jake (Jake the Philharmonic Dog). Though the narrative grows tedious (a Nutcracker retelling is included), readers will be taken with the unfussy illustrations featuring brightly colored backgrounds. "Foot Notes" explain the story's dance and theater terms.
Reviewer: Amy Kellman

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