James Mayhew has a series that will be a huge hit with Ivy. She has wanted Ella Bella and Cinderella read to her over and over. A young ballerina, Ella Bella, is a whimsical girl with a lively imagination. She drops a slipper on the way to her ballet class. Madame Rosa, reminded of Cinderella, has the girls dance to the Cinderella music. When the girls head home for supper, Ella Bella is left on the stage holding a beautiful borrowed slipper. She slips into a dream world in which she aids the real Cinderella. The illustrations are magical. What little ballerina wouldn't be drawn to this book? We are ordering all the others - Swan Lake, Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty.
