Books with author Kitty Michaels

Book #3 in the Ballet Friends series.Bianca Best has one special wish for her birthday: to dance on stage in New York City! And with the help of her encouraging mom, this amazing dream comes true for her and her four ballet friends. When their ballet teacher announces the upcoming recital of Swan Lake, Bianca's mom surprises everyone by taking Bianca and her friends to New York City to see Swan Lake at Lincoln Center. But what the girls don't know is they'll be dancing on stage and having the time of their lives! And no trip to New York would be complete without sightseeing and a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park. Will their trip go off without a hitch, and will klutzy Kaylee trip up their big dance on stage? No matter what, Bianca's birthday at the ballet is her best one ever.Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #1 in the Ballet Friends series. Bianca Best is about to have the best summer ever! She's been waiting her whole life to dance in pointe shoes. And now that she's eleven, the day is finally here and she gets to make the big ballet leap, and try on her first pair of pointe shoes! But Bianca is so "toe-tally fabulous" that she just has to stand out on stage! So her first pair of shoes are fabulous hot pink toe shoes all the way from France! Wearing her princess tiara, crystal-covered purple leotard, and hot pink toe shoes, Bianca dazzles in dance class and turns the heads of her classmates. There’s funny Megan Fields, who’s training to someday star on Broadway. Then there’s a sporty new girl named Jessie, who’s a naturally gifted dancer. And there’s also a shy musician named Lexi who shines on stage. Plus, there’s klutzy Kaylee, who definitely needs Bianca’s help keeping on her toes and staying off everyone else’s! But those hot pink pointe shoes might be magically twirling their way back to France when Bianca is accepted to the ultra-fancy Paris Pirouette Program for gifted young dancers. It's a dream come true for prima ballerina Bianca. But what about her new ballet friends back home? Will Bianca keep it a secret that she's moving to France? Will they still want to be her friends? And where will Bianca ultimately land in those hot pink pointe shoes? Which path will the shoes point her in? Find out what happens in Ballet Friends #1 Toe-tally Fabulous. Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Introducing the Hooray stories, the newest installment of the Ballet Friends series, written just for young readers ages 6 and up. The Hooray stories feature full-color illustrations and full-color interiors. With larger print, and easy-to-read stories, this is the perfect partner book to the popular Once Upon a Tutu fairy tale book by Kitty Michaels. Hooray for Ballet! is an early chapter book all about making new friends in ballet class. Easy to read, it’s perfect for beginner readers as well as read-aloud. The cast of characters are the Ballet Friends: Bianca, the graceful prima ballerina; Jessie, the talented new girl; Megan, the outgoing actress; Lexi, the shy musician; and Kaylee, the class klutz. Come along to their first ballet class, and spend the summer with them, twirling in tutus and trying on toe shoes!If your reader takes ballet or just thinks it’s pretty, this book is sure to entertain. Filled with lots of kid-friendly humor and lots of pictures, Hooray for Ballet! is a real page-turner!Grade level: 1 - 3

Book #2 in the Ballet Friends series.Bianca wants to take her friends to San Francisco - to go backstage and meet the San Francisco Ballet! And it just might happen! Bianca just got a special delivery from San Francisco full of trolley schedules, tickets to the ballet, and ultra-exclusive backstage passes. But there’s a catch, this amazing backstage experience is only open to groups that represent an official organization or club.So Bianca has a terrific idea to start a Ballet Club at school. That’s sure to count! But it’s a big job for the five girls. They’ll need a club advisor, permission from the principal, and of course enough members to sign up. And club president Bianca has big plans for Ballet Club besides the most amazing field trip ever. She plans to bring in guest speakers who are professional dancers, and even wants to create a club officer called the Vice President of Ballet Buns. But what happens when the girls’ other activities compete with the new Ballet Club? There’s the Basketball team for Jessie, Drama Club for Megan, and Orchestra for Lexi. Pretty soon the ballet friends are pulled apart by their other interests. Will they succeed in setting up their Ballet Club? And what about their field trip to San Francisco? Can they start their club in time? Reading level: ages 8 to 12

The battle is on in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read based on Boss Baby: Back in Business, the hit series currently streaming on Netflix!When Bootsy Calico threatens to destroy the town with evil kittens, it’s up to Boss Baby, his brother, Tim, and the field team at Baby Corp. to stop them! Will the team be successful, or will their plan go purr-fectly wrong? This paperback edition comes with two sheets of stickers! Dreamworks The Boss Baby Back In Business © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

From classically trained ballerina and Ballet Friends author Kitty Michaels, Once Upon a Tutu is a brand new take on everyone's favorite fairy tales. Each story is re-spun with a ballet twist. Tutu is a fun collection of five stories that turn beloved characters like Cinderella and Snow White into ballerinas named Ballerella and Snow Tights. In one story, there's a prima ballerina who changes places with a princess. In another, there's a ballet dancing Goldilocks who finds three ballet barres in the forest and tries them out for size. And based on "The Ugly Duckling," there's "The Klutzy Duckling," in which a klutzy ballet student becomes a swan when she lands the lead in her ballet recital. The main characters from the Ballet Friends series twirl through the stories, as they play the title roles. Princess Bianca is especially charming as a young girl who dreams of dancing, and with the help of a pauper, her dream comes true. Thoroughly entertaining for ballerinas of all ages.The stories included are:The Princess and the PrimaBallerellaSnow Tights and the Seven DancersGoldilocks and the Three BarresThe Klutzy Duckling

Book #10 in the Ballet Friends series.Bianca loves The Nutcracker so much she's determined to dance in it this year. And her Nutcracker dreams come true when she and her friends get a one-shot chance to audition for the one-and-only, New York City Nutcracker! And thanks to their hard work and dedication in ballet class, they all get in! Join the ballet friends on an exciting, behind-the-scenes adventure dancing in the magical Nutcracker ballet at Lincoln Center. But will the Nutcracker newcomers fit in with the more experienced child dancers? Can they learn their challenging dance routines in time? And what happens when Bianca gets a taste of the New York City stage and doesn't want to leave?Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Go into the night to save the day with Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko in this 8x8 storybook based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!The PJ Masks meet the new villains in town…the Wolfy kids. They’re destroying everything in the city, including Catboy’s Cat-Car! It’s up to the PJ Masks to save the day! PJ Masks © Frog Box / Entertainment One UK Limited / Walt Disney EMEA Productions Limited 2014

Book #9 in the Ballet Friends series.The ballet friends have been working super hard to become "triple threats." They've been practicing their ballet dancing, as well as singing and acting, and their hard work paid off when they got to dance on Broadway. But there's another group of girls in school who say they can dance, sing, and act - and they call themselves the Triple Threats. But there's a problem, there are only two girls in the Triple Threats. They need a third girl - and they want little ballerina Lexi, one of the ballet friends. Can Lexi be tricked into joining their new dance team? And what happens when the two groups have a dance-off at the school Halloween dance? One thing is for sure, ballet is the glue that keeps the friendship together.Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #8 in the Ballet Friends series.The ballet friends are back on stage! Only this time, it's the exciting stage of the first annual Ridgepoint Best Friends Pageant. Choosing their talent is easy - it's ballet. But there's a catch. Girls must sign up in pairs of two, and there are five ballet friends. What do they do? How do they pair up and who gets left out? And which team will put together the most original ballet choreography? Even though their ballet teacher is there to help, the girls are ready to take on the challenge themselves. Pageant Prima takes the reader on a journey to the pageant stage and through some friendly competition. With a surprise ending that knocks everyone's tiaras off, Pageant Prima is packed with everything from ballet talent routines to the announcement of the Ultimate Grand Supreme BFF!Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #4 in the Ballet Friends series.S.O.S. – Save our studio! Watch the ballet friends save ballet when their dance studio is suddenly closed after a fire. The girls turn to their ballet teacher, who doesn't have a new studio for them to rehearse in. It's all up to the girls to figure out where to hold class, or else there won't be a recital. Bianca as the leader searches the town for a space to hold class, from the local karate studio to the town library, but finds somewhere surprisingly close to home. See the girls in action as they solve this problem together and set up a new studio, just in time to rehearse for their big recital of Swan Lake. It takes teamwork and girl power to build a new ballet studio, but with friendship as tight as theirs, their dance dreams will definitely come true.Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Introducing the Hooray stories, the newest installment of the Ballet Friends series, written just for young readers ages 6 and up. The Hooray stories feature full-color illustrations and full-color interiors. With larger print, and easy-to-read stories, this is the perfect partner book to the popular Once Upon a Tutu fairy tale book by Kitty Michaels. Hooray for Ballet! is an early chapter book all about making new friends in ballet class. Easy to read, it’s perfect for beginner readers as well as read-aloud. The cast of characters are the Ballet Friends: Bianca, the graceful prima ballerina; Jessie, the talented new girl; Megan, the outgoing actress; Lexi, the shy musician; and Kaylee, the class klutz. Come along to their first ballet class, and spend the summer with them, twirling in tutus and trying on toe shoes!If your reader takes ballet or just thinks it’s pretty, this book is sure to entertain. Filled with lots of kid-friendly humor and lots of pictures, Hooray for Ballet! is a real page-turner!Grade level: 1 - 3