A Select List of Children’s Books Click on each title below to see the library's catalog record. Then click on the title
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Picture Books Angelina Ballerina (series) by Katharine Holabird Ballerina Swan by Allegra Kent Ballet Kitty by Bernette Ford
Bea at Ballet by Rachel Isadora Birdie’s Big Girl Dress by Sujean Rim
Belinda Ballerina (series) by Amy Young Brontorina by James Howe Brownie and Pearl (series) by Cynthia Rylant
Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper Dahlia by Charlotte McClintock
Deer Dancer by Mary Lyn Ray Dogs Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp The Dollhouse by Jane Ray
Ella Takes the Cake by Carmela D’Amico Fairly Fairy Tales by Esme Raji Codell
Fairy Ball by Mandy Stanley Fairy Whispers by Cicely Barker
Falling for Rapunzel/Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox Fancy Nancy (series) by Jane O’Connor Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland by Misty Copeland
Flower Girl by Barbara Bottner The Fuchsia is Now! by J. Otto Seibold
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn I Want to be a Ballerina by Anna Membrino
I’m Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes by Marilyn Singer The Jellybeans (series) by Laura Numeroff
The Little Moon Princess by Y.J. Lee Lovabye Dragon by Barbara Joosse A Little Fairy Magic by Julia Hubery
Little Princess (series) by Tony Ross Louise the Big Cheese (series) by Elise Primavera
The Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. Campbell The Mermaid’s Shoes by Sanne te Loo Mia’s Nutcracker Ballet by Robin Farley
Updated for 2015!
Miss Lina’s Ballerinas (series) by Grace Maccarone Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale
My First Ballet Class by Alyssa Capucilli No Bears by Megan McKinlay
Not all Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen Olivia and the Fairy Princesses/ Olivia Takes Ballet by Ian Falconer Part-Time Princess by Deborah Underwood
Patti Cake and Her New Doll by Patricia Reilly Giff Penny Loves Pink by Doerrfeld
Pink by Nan Gregory Pink Cupcake Magic by Katherine Tegen Pink Me Up by Charise Mericle Harper
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann Ponyella by Laura Numeroff
Posey Prefers Pink by Harriet Ziefert Princess Party by Joy Allen Pretty Penny (series) by Devon Kinch
Pretty Princess Pig by Jane Yolen The Princess and the Peas by Cayrl Hart
The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett The Princess Gown by Linda Leopold Strauss
Princess in Training by Tammi Sauer Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray Princess Pig by Eileen Spinelli
Princess Says Goodnight by Naomi Howland Princess Super Kitty by Antoinette Portis
Princess Wannabe by Leslie Lammle The Princess Who Could Not Sleep by An Leysen Princess Zelda and the Frog by Carol Garner
Princesses are not just Pretty by Kate Lum Princesses on the Run by Smiljana Coh
Shoe-La-La by Karen Beaumont Sophia Grace and Rosie (series) by Sophia Grace Brownlee Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman
T is for Tiara: A Princess Alphabet by Catherine Ipcizade Tallulah Ballerina (series) by Marilyn Singer
Tina Cocolina by Pablo Cartaya Underpants Dance by Malena Zapf Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Vampirina Ballerina (series) by Anne Marie Pace Very Fairy Princess (series) by Julie Andrews
Whizz! Pop! Granny, Stop! by Tracey Corderoy The Yellow Tutu by Kirsten Bramsen You Can’t Eat a Princess by Gillian Rogerson
Zoe Gets Ready by Bethanie Merguia Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
Beginning Readers
Ballet Stars by Joan Holub Cinderella in the City: A Retelling by Cari Meister
Dogerella/Sleeping Bootsie by Maribeth Boelts Fairies: A True Story (non-fiction) by Shirley-Raye Redmond Fancy Nancy (series) by Jane O’Connor
The Little Ballerina (non-fiction) by Sally Grindley Mia Ballerina (series) by Robin Farley
Pinkalicious (series) by Victoria Kann
Non-Fiction and Fairy Tales
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story by Lauren Thompson
Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer by Michaela DePrince (ages 6-10) Ballet Dancer by Lisa Regan
Ballet Dancing by Kathryn Clay Ballet Spectacular: A Young Ballet Lover’s Guide by Lisa Miles Ballet Stories by Margaret Greaves
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories by Jane Yolen (ages 6+) Beautiful Ballerinas by Heidi Adelman
Cinderella retold by Sarah Thomson Cinderelephant by Emma Dodd If I Were a Ballerina by Thomas Troupe
Imagine You’re a Mermaid by Meg Clibbon “P” is for Princess: A Royal Alphabet by Steven Layne
The Random House Book of Fairy Tales by Amy Ehrlich The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale by Brenda Williams
Sleeping Beauty illustrated by Maja Dusikova Sylvia Long’s Thumbelina The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Bridgette Barrager
Very Little Red Riding Hood by Teresa Heapy
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