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Here are our favorite books about dance for children. These titles can be found in the Easy and Early Reader sections of the library, unless otherwise noted. |
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Powwow Day
by Traci Sorell
Unable to dance at the powwow this year due to illness, River feels isolated and alone until she discovers the healing power of community, in this uplifting, contemporary Native American story.
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Llama Llama Dance Recital Fun
by Anna Dewdney
After Llama Llama learns that her friend Luna has stage fright, she helps Luna overcome it so that she can take part in a dance recital.
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When Nana Dances
by Jane Yolen
Nana shimmies, bops, taps, and twirls her way to a shindig with her grandchildren, who love dancing with their grandmother.
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Dino Pajama Party: A Bedtime Book
by Laurie Wallmark
Much like us, dinosaurs love to have fun. Dinosaurs from all around gather together to play instruments, dance, and sing before bedtime. But soon the dinosaurs grow tired and need their rest.
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Bunheads
by Misty Copeland
Fascinated by a production of Coppélia, young Misty enrolls in ballet classes and finds support and encouragement from fellow dancers who become teammates in what becomes a show to remember.
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The Snow Dancer
by Addie K. Boswell
Young dancer Sofia wakes up to a quiet, white world--it's a snow day! She makes her way outside to the neighborhood park, where a field awaits her, white and shining and open. It isn't long before the rest of the neighborhood wakes its sleepy head-and the other kids make their way to the park, scattering all of Sofia's beautiful silence. But with the help of a new young friend, Sofia is ready to show everyone what a snow dancer can do on a perfect day like this.
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Monster Boogie
by Laurie Berkner
Presents a simple song about monsters and how they like to dance.
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Boys Dance
by John Robert Allman
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate boys who dance, from their very first day of stretching at the barre while dreaming of the exciting roles they might one day play.
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Grumpy Monkey Party Time!
by Suzanne Lang
An uproarious sequel to Grumpy Monkey finds Jim Panzee turning to his animal friends for suggestions when Porcupine invites him to a dancing party, in a story that shares advice about speaking up to overcome anxiety.
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Diana Dances
by Luciano Lozano
Diana is restless and can't sit still in class. She's having trouble with math, and her mother is worried. But when she takes Diana to see a doctor, they discover that there's nothing wrong with Diana--she just loves to dance.
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Pearl Goes to Preschool
by Julie Fortenberry
A talented young dancer who loves attending classes at her mother’s ballet school asks nervous questions about what preschool will be like and whether or not she will be able to dance there, in a relatable story for new students struggling with separation anxiety.
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How Do You Dance?
by Thyra Heder
People of all different shapes, sizes, and ages demonstrate how they like to dance, but one boy does not want to dance and wants to be left alone.
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Brianna Bright Ballerina Knight
by Pam Calvert
Believing she will never realize her dream of becoming a ballerina, Princess Brianna Bright teams up with her trusty dog Pixie to find out exactly what she is destined to do.
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Daniel Can Dance
by Delphine Finnegan
Daniel Tiger learns how to dance as he claps his hands, taps his foot, and snaps his fingers with the music.
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Waltz of the Snowflakes
by Elly MacKay
When Gran gives her granddaughter tickets to the ballet, the young girl initially does not want to get dressed up and go, but when she experiences The Nutcracker she becomes entranced with the magic of the theater.
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Jazz Baby
by Lisa Wheeler
With a clap of his tiny hands and tap of his teeny feet, a musically-inclined baby inspires his finger-snapping sister, scat-singing granny, soft-shoe dancing uncle, and the rest of his loving family to get in on the fun!
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Zombelina
by Kristyn Crow
Loving to moonwalk with mummies, boogie with bats, and glide like ghosts, little Zombelina enrolls in a ballet class for real girls where her spooky dances give everyone else the chills before she suffers a case of stage fright during a first recital that delights her family and scares away the humans in the audience.
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