Vampirina at the Beach-Vampirina Ballerina

Vampirina at the Beach-Vampirina Ballerina

<EM>When the summer moon is full, a beach trip is an epic way to spend the night.</EM></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>With her signature poise, Vampirina and her clan gear up for a festive time at the beach. Keeping her ballet lessons in mind, Vampirina demi-pliés on a surfboard, leaps for a volleyball, and finishes each competition with style, even if she doesn't always come out on top.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Readers will shout "Brava!" for this third gracefully ghoulish picturebook by duo Anne Marie Pace and LeUyen Pham.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><STRONG>Praise for <EM>Vampirina Ballerina</EM></STRONG><STRONG><BR><BR></STRONG>*"Pham (<EM>All the Things I Love About You</EM>) and Pace are entirely in sync in this sweetly goth 'how to' for vampirettes under the spell of something more powerful than anything the dark forces can muster: ballet."<BR> -<EM>Publishers Weekly</EM>, starred review<BR><BR>"Readers will applaud this elegantly designed, well-told story. Brava, indeed."<BR> -<EM>Kirkus Reviews</EM><BR><BR>"Pace's funny, matter-of-fact advice ("always get a good day's sleep") works in harmony with Pham's expressive watercolor pen-and-ink artwork, which depicts the adorable minivampire leaping and pliéing enthusiastically across the pages."<BR> -<EM>Booklist</EM><BR><BR>"The sweet and spooky watercolor and pen-and-ink pictures are filled with motion and portray Vampirina's 'road to ballerinadom' with humor and insight."<BR> -<EM>School Library Journal</EM><BR><BR>"[T]he message that passion, dedication, and patience have beautiful results is inspirational for any reader."<BR> -<EM>Horn Book</EM><BR><BR><BR><B>Praise for <EM>Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover</EM></B><BR><BR>"Pace's droll advice contrasts delightfully with Pham's spooky-comical watercolors, . . . and it should prove heartening for readers who feel that their families are a bit different."<BR> -<EM>Publishers Weekly</EM><BR><BR>"[F]illed with humorous details."<BR> -<EM>School Library Journal</EM><BR><BR>"Any gathering at Vampirina's is sure to be a scream."<BR> -<EM>Horn Book</EM>