Sunday, November 22, 2020

I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood and Julianna Swaney - ESSENTIAL

I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood, illustrated by Julianna Swaney
. PICTURE BOOK. Atheneum (Simon), 2020. $18. 9781534430617 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

A young girl was not expected to live even one minute, but now it has been 10 years – 10 years in a wheelchair, because she can only move her body a little bit. She yearns to dance, but it is only when she finds the Young Dance Company that she truly finds a dance home that truly works to incorporate every person type into dance. 

The Young Dance Company is a real place – a place that should be replicated in every dance studio in the world! From the first page you can feel the girl’s yearning and Swaney really visually shows us the magic of connecting through dance. I would pair this with Birgitta Sif’s Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance! 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS 

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