Ready for the Spotlight!

Written & illustrated by Jaime Kim

Sisters clash over ballet spotlight, but can they both shine?

3.9/5 Goodreads · 166 ratings

40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Tessie dreams of dazzling on stage, but her sister Maya always steals the spotlight. When Maya lands the lead in the recital, Tessie's confidence wavers. Can Tessie find her own rhythm and prove there's room for both sisters to shine? Discover a heartwarming tale of sibling rivalry, dance, and the power of family support.

From the publisher

An exuberant and relatable picture book about sibling rivalry, ballet, and finding your free-form self. Confidence goes a long way, and so does practice–but the support of a loving family and community matters even more in this winsome tale of dancing your way into your own unique talents. Tessie has taken ballet for a whole month and thinks she has it down. If it weren’t for her big sister, Maya, who seems to own the spotlight, Tessie would dazzle the whole class. But when Maya lands the lead–and the coveted princess crown–in the fall recital, not even freestyle dancing can fully rescue Tessie’s spirits. But maybe they each have something to teach and the spotlight is big enough for two? Jaime Kim’s author-illustrator debut captures the shifting emotions of competition, sisterhood, and joy in movement with warmth, charm, and a delicious candy-bright palette.

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