As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
32 pp.
| Philomel |
May, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23200-1$$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Satomi Ichikawa.
In this sixth book about the budding ballerina, Tanya struggles with the lead in the spring recital. The process of changing from being "only Tanya" to evolving into the role of a beautiful swan parallels in outline the plot of the fairy tale. Lyrical illustrations dominated by blues and whites complete the transformation for Tanya and the reader.