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Her first book for children, it was illustrated by the author's sister, Ruth Gervis. [2] Ballet Shoes was a runner up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best British children's book by a British subject. [3] [a] (Streatfeild won the award later for The Circus Is Coming. [4] [b])
Noel Streatfeild, 1936. Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE / ˈ n oʊ ə l ˈ s t r ɛ t f iː l d / (24 December 1895 – 11 September 1986) was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series (though some books made references to others).
Curtain Up [1] is a children's novel about a theatrical family by British author Noel Streatfeild.It was first published in 1944. To remind potential readers of Streatfeild's highly successful first novel, Ballet Shoes, it is often retitled Theatre Shoes, or Theater Shoes in the US.
8+ The School at the Châlet: Elinor Brent-Dyer: Nina K. Brisley: English: 1925: 8+ The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure: Franklin W. Dixon: English: 1927: 8+ Tintin in the Land of the Soviets: Tintin au pays des Soviets: Hergé: French: 1929: 8+ Emil and the Detectives: Emil und die Detektive: Erich Kästner: Walter Trier: German: 1929: 8+ What ...
Elizabeth Wakefield is the elder twin, born four minutes before Jessica. She enjoys reading (her favorite books are Amanda Howard mysteries) and writing, and hopes to become a journalist someday. She likes to concentrate on her school work and spend time with her friends. She writes for the sixth-grade newspaper, The Sixers, which she helped ...
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Still, Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to the top Treasury post raised hopes that tariffs will be more measured. And with only 21 trading days left in the year, analysts, investors, and market ...
Participating theaters promoted the film with a trailer and a poster earlier that August, and Random House promoted the "Shoe Books", in association with the film. [14] Ballet Shoes was released on DVD in North America, Region 1, on 2 September 2008. [15] The film premiered on Christmas Eve on TV ONE in New Zealand. It was broadcast in Canada ...